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4 mins in. This video is terrible. It just drones on and on about how amazing they think this lackluster philosopher is and yet... okay, we get it, you really like the guy, but... where's the amazing philosophy? Trying to live moderately doesn't make you amazing it just makes you a normal human with common sense. I can't stand all these Marcus Aurelius videos, every last one of them is exactly the same. It's just random access idolization of a man who completely and totally failed to explain his ideology to the masses, to the point where his entire beloved empire fell to ruin shortly after his existence. His work was so lackluster it couldn't even save his own people! Philosophy is only as good as your ability to get other people to realize it. If they can't, all they can do is idolize an impossibility and forget as they fall to ruin.

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@OnideusMadHatter welcome to video essays. Mediocre people get on UKposts and distribute their shitty advice

Why horses?

Whatever I'm going through is there so I can GO through it.

That's one of the things that has steadily given me confidence as I get a little older. I'm not old by any means, I'm 26, but just enough bad shit has happened to me that I now feel as though I'm going to be alright. I have emerged alive so many times. My plans have changed in enormous ways, but my core goals remain intact. I have badly fumbled, stumbled and made a fool of myself, but I'm still typing this comment now.I think I'm better for having undergone the cycle of injury and recovery. I think we're lucky like that, our bodies can be maimed forever but our minds seem to have nearly limitless potential to recover, become more complex, and learn. I feel empowered to endure by this quote from Marcus. I think perhaps that endurance is one of those fundamental natural human values we all possess.

Amen brother!

if it is endurable but evitable, do not endure it*

I completely understand how the quote can be a source of strength during tough times. It's amazing how timeless wisdom from the past can resonate with us in the present.

@caioalbues7611 @caioalbues7611 @caioalbues7611 rock and roll baby 😎😎🤘🤘

*Machiavellian has left the chat*

"never argue what a bad man is .Be one " - your dad oh that's me 😑

How can you be a good man if there’s an argument on what a good man is?? Gotta get the identification of it right first don’t you think?

@@user-qe7bt9dz1l Because you end up living someone else's definition of good, not yours. Especially when debating theory people can conjure all kinds of fantasies, good luck with that lol.

That's a beautiful quote

I 100 percent agree. The odds of being born its almost none existent compared to the odds of dying. Wrap that around your head. When it comes to life. The odds are dying are much much better than the odds of being able to be born.

@@AleAlejandroCA its mind boggling when you think about it. Life is so precious.I am so grateful for the moment because that's all we are. Not past.not future. Rights now.

then you step barefoot on a red lego and get reminded the universe doesnt care about you

“At dawn, when you have trouble getting out of bed, tell yourself: “I have to go to work - as a human being. What do I have to complain of, if I’m going to do what I was born for - the things I was brought into the world to do? Or is this what I was created for? To huddle under the blankets and stay warm?”” I think if this every time I want to sleep in. Thanks MA.

Ah, but as Thoreau says "Morning is when I feel most alive. There is dawn within me." Yes, I am a morning person.

​@@klosnj11 no one asked buddy, now go fy

@@broomheadjames yes, and? I have often considered the crossover of ancient philosophies, and saught evidence of some conceptual pedigree. Not only do many of the stoic ideas have the ring of my most beloved philosophy (taoism) but also plenty of vedic inspired concepts. I noted that some of his reasoning seems to emulate the eastern idea of the "Mandate of Heaven" in its structure. Both your comments here seem out of place, honestly. On a silly little video with AI generated visuals giving one short take on one of histories most commonly considered philosopher, you came across a comment about a single passage someone liked, and a simple response just for fun. And your decision seems to have been to take it all so seriously and write a small dissertation on what you believe are some flaws in peoples understanding of ol Marcus. I can't help but think of the meme..."Sir, this is a Wendies"

@@broomheadjames so flustered! You attempt to strike without reason or sense, hurling a salvo if replies. It is no matter. "An empty vessel makes the loudest sound."

@@klosnj11from 3-9am yes. Then the banks open and I go relax…

Can't believe he called me out from thousands of years ago..

As an emperor, you do suffer a lot. 😂

John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

@@s4vr652 Marcus was not a Christian.

@@andreibojor8732suffering comes in many forms. Being wealthy or privileged doesn’t save you from suffering.

Sounds great to me

I’ve never wanted to drink wine more than after hearing that.

I bet the dream state was great!

where it,s written he took this combination?

Wait what.

Tell that to his brown skinned slaves 😂

and unlike Jesus, he actually existed😂

@@InappropriateShortsbrother, why do you reject Christ?

@@ggoodlad why do you worship a fictional zombie?

@@InappropriateShorts wether you think he was god or not, sure. but jesus 1000% existed.

Stange to think how much more burden one can handle by being humble. It's almost counter intuitive.

One can be burdened by humility and not look miserable, @@klosnj11 I'm simply pointing out that I find the stereotypical stoic aesthetic the internet has agreed upon standardizing is not exactly consistent with how stoics might have seen themselves, or wanted to be portrayed as.

i just dont get this comment? are you saying marcus was not a humble and a kind man ? we can argue more after clarification as for your thoughts on stoicism i agree you certainly arent carrying the world its about growing as a person lastly everyone depicts him as a serious person because of his teaching he continues to change lives of many

@@bxzczxxv man, they depict him in such a dramatic light like he's about to blow up or something. I'm saying that I much prefer depictions of him as the humble and kind man that he was.

@diogenes9380 i agree, stoicism is seen as an ideology that makes you emotionless and cold but it is the total opposite

May both of them RIP

Make something beautiful out of life in dedication to their memories.

My condolences, God rest their soul.

Sorry brother. RIP your Mother and Sister. I hope you find happiness. God bless

Was it from Fent. poisoning? Ive lost 2 close friends in the last few years from OD.

@@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist9 Did you set a bot or something to respond to every comment? This is about someone's grief and suffering and instead of prayer and using the gospel to relieve them you use it to set him farther from the Lord just for your own self? Have you forgotten Acts 17:16-34 where Paul uses the Stoic philosopher's own works to preach to them the Gospel? Have you read the scriptures? Why are you not preaching good news but instead using this moment to be superior? Is it true that we are not superior to unbelievers but that God is superior over believers and unbeliever?

Sorry for the previous Christian since I think it was highly inappropriate. Anyways, Meditations is a good book to start out with when learning basic philosophy and such. It is well written. And if you are experiencing grief it'll be good to read. I would recommend reading Mathew 5 since it has all of the fundamentals of virtues, however you aren't Christian so when you are having feelings of grievance, re listen to Book 11 of Meditations since it really goes in depth on such topics Either way God bless you!

Bless you. I will teach you some Aramaic. It's the slang of Hebrew. Schlama means peace. Malkuth means heaven. Hubba means love. Hubba to you and yours. How joyful that when you hear a bird sing or see a bird fly a beautiful ballet, you think of your father in your heart and soul. God, aka Elohim Adonai Hashem, needed your father in Heaven to be an angel. He enjoyed meeting Einstein.

Nothing beats death so carry on little peasants 😂😂

​@@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist9your imaginary friend 😂😂😂

This some how helps me understand myself, as if finally I feel seen , understood, I feel so connected to him and always seen his statue but until now understand. Like as if I found someone in the world that thinks like me on a mental level. This makes me happy, thank you for this video.

Thats because you are infact, gay

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Maybe some of them should have, and should have done a lot more than complain. MA didn't know everything.

Marcus Aurelius thought Epictetus to be his mentor. So that quote is a throw-back to Epictetus' saying: "I must die now, but must I die bawling?"

@@dutube99that’s only according to you that they should have. It just shows that perspective makes many things subjective. Many of those men may have been content.

That was beautiful ❤️

Thank you for writing this. It helps.

Well put

Thank you

This DOESN'T HELP!!! This DOESN'T HELP ME, because my ARM'S just been severed and I'm Bleeding OUT!!! Lol! Just kidding. 😊 Your words are very well expressed !

Basically 2 milleniums

My condolences, i hope every happy memory you have with him stays with you for as long as it can. Have a great day.

I'm sorry to hear that 🙁 Hope his family and friends remember him more often with a smile on their faces than the occasional inevitable tear up.

Rest in paradise to your friend. I am sure you were as important to him!! Take care.

A good time for a beautiful soul to be spared the burden of experiencing the following times, though. At some point all that can be done has been done and then others have to pick the torch up. Grieving over that departure might even be an important push where before too many walls were up. Humankind would be just fine if we could refrain from the habit of killing our saints.

Thank you for sharing and I hope you're doing well.

He was cucked by his wife and gladiators if that brings you some reality 🫡

He failed in the one major task in his life - that of being a father.

⁠@@freespeechisneverwrong9351 he had at least 14 children with his wife Faustina…

@@freespeechisneverwrong9351 It’s kinda weird how life works because you say that yet he’s been a great mentor and teacher to me more than my actual father has he’s righting his wrongs through his wisdom and life because I’m pretty sure he’s not just helping me but other young men around the world🤷🏾‍♂️💯

@@lucascorreia9916 His successor son was a complete tyrant.

You'll get through. I believe in you

Life is not fair, I think it's often the best people that have the most internal suffering. Rest in peace to your brother Marcus.

he should have been truer to his own morals

@@anthonylapenna8264 you should be truer to his morals. Start with trying to be a good man, rather than the worm you are.

Rest in paradise Marcus! I pray that he makes better decisions in the next life and so forth! Thank u for keeping your head high and maintaining a positive attitude on YOUR situation❤️

@@SteadyPlaying That's an insult to the worms.

Agreed

Especially to hear an Emperor speak those things, unbelievable. We all fight it would appear, thank you Marcus

We’re all common men. We are no greater or less than anyone else.

All of us are normal person,no exception.We all just namelesss joe.but we still can try our best to become the better of ourselves.

@@mageds2684 i am definitely way less than Da Vinci or Napoleon

@@Dan_KanervaDa Vinci was a pompous artist, full of big ideas and dreams, but he only finished a few projects that he started. He wasted a lot of money from rich sponsors without ever realising what he promised them. And Napoleon let himself be crowned as emperor and in doing so, he betrayed everything the French Revolution stood for. And his conquests brought a lot death and destruction. Both were in some sense “great men”, but they definitely had their flaws and even big failures and unfulfilled potential.

@@SanderBessels i know they got flaws , they still achieved more than what thousands combined could . Also "achieving the full potential" is not a good argument because no human will ever achieve it , even Alexander the Great or Genhis Khan couldn't . So what hope do us have?

Is there any videos on this interpretation? That is a very interesting perspective.

This honestly makes so much sense; I always struggled with understanding how a person of abundant self-confidence & self-affirmation could even be a Stoic, it seems like a belief system for a person overwhelmed by life. Borderline defeatist in nature. Aurelius being anxious and writing these notes as personal guidelines would make much more sense tbh.

@Rickenewyork the book I read is called Meditations, A New Translation, with an Introduction by Gregory Hats

@@KevinJohnson-cv2no imagine running an empire

​@@reiniergamboa I run a $215k/mo E-Commerce business that I've built from the ground up before the age of 25, so I have some "familiarity" with the nature of the position at least; immense difference in scale aside. More importantly, it seems like multiple others before him did just fine with it. Aurelius (who had the empire handed down to him on a silver platter, mind you) led mediocre campaigns, and was mostly a passive ruler; one who subsequently ended up passing the empire down to an heir which would bring ruination unto it. More aptly, Aurelius just wasn't fit for the position. Perhaps he spent too much time fantasizing about being a peasant with a regular life instead of commanding the most powerful polity in the world at the time.

easy to say when you're the emperor

​@@soggybiscuitz5985 No, not easy. Most of the people of his rank, after him rarely spared a thought for the common Roman.

u could not rule one day damocles sword bro. read about aurelius he got adopted @@soggybiscuitz5985

@@naoiwatani8402exactly

That said, Nietzsche's critiques of stoicism were right.

The secret to this realization is to be aware that there is simply no such delineation between the presence or absence of accountability at all, except in our willingness to acknowledge virtue. The one who acknowledges virtue will receive it's benefits, and the one who deludes himself must endure their absence. This is made evident in the very nature of virtue itself, in what it is defined by and made possible with. Everything you do has a consequence, both good and bad. There will never be a day where your actions, or lack thereof, do not contribute to the inherited destiny of all humanity, no matter how large or small you may be. When you do good, it is only good by contextual relation to the circumstance; there is no good deed to be done independent of your immediate environment, let alone the larger one- the same goes with bad deeds. What is virtue without relation to the world, of which you are a citizen? It is therefore only an illusion of our willingness to entertain narrative ideology which can allow us to separate our identity from our actions. I may chose to order the execution of a dozen men without trial for intrigue and suspected conspiracy against the state, but it does not change the fact that I have committed murder. I may chose to allow a subordinate to prosecute them on my behalf, but it is still my responsibility. I bear the consequences of this choice, and their guilt or innocence does not change the fact of the outcome. It is therefore utterly paramount that one consider themselves honestly and without favor or overdue sympathy, lest the blood of another be on your hands without your direct acknowledgement. The consequences are not necessarily the guilt and shame of dishonor, but the reality of the shift in outcome for the immediate fates of everyone in the immediate environment- from those about to die, to their families, to their cities, their nation, etc. Accountability does not change the outcome, as the past cannot be changed, no matter how deep our regret or shame. It serves as a learning tool, a method of bringing truth to one obfuscated by lies. To the one who is aware of the inherently dependent nature of virtue upon the entirety of one’s immediate and larger environment, the absence or presence of the learning tool is redundant, as the awareness has become acute and immiscible. In reality, the consequences of our actions always return to us in some form or another. The one who enters into self-delusion, intentional or otherwise, will clamber blindly about his cave, running calloused hands across the cave wall in search of the source of light from which dancing forms flit about the rough stone. He will wonder why others are compelled to put him at a distance, set apart and distrusted, while he continues to judge them harshly and push them away. The one who sits in anger and ruminates on the destruction of his enemies will be shocked and confused when this resentment boils over and he finds those whom he had considered friend have plotted to protect themselves from the possibility of his wrath spilling out onto them. He who, in avarice and desire to preserve wealth and legacy, destroys rivals politically and socially, refuses to pay fairly for labor, lies and uses subterfuge to acquire advantages which can be used to bludgeon others into obedience, will find himself making choices that inevitably lead to the bottom of a great ditch; a cavernous hole of stark basalt, no easy method of escape except through the back-breaking effort of carving a staircase out of the cliff face, step by step.

Both of your comments are so profound and helped give words to the realizations I’ve had about stoicism and Marcus Araleus himself, thank you both

This dude was a bad father, his son was messed up. Can someone make sense of this. Either even if you're a good person you can't change your children or this is all a bit of bullshit. Those are the only two options I can see

If Stoicism was really about not letting yourself down then Stoics wouldn't be such meek, powerless individuals. Stoicism literally preaches for one to abandon any attempts to control the external, and advocates for the passive acceptance of circumstance. Stoics are mediocre average joe's who have been forced to accept their mediocrity, and thus they ease their own suffering by wrapping their lack of achievement up in a "philosophical" bow. If Stoics truly didn't want to let themselves down they'd take life by the balls, and embark out in the acquisition of great feats and achievements; "making a dent in the universe". Instead Stoics let life take a shit on their faces; then they proceed to lie to themselves so deeply that they begin believing the blind acceptance of shit on their face without complaint is somehow "strength". I'm sure the Roman slave who couldn't afford to fight back against his master or break his chains called his subservience "Stoicism". I'm sure it helped him sleep at night.

God concept !?

To be honest, monocles could have been invented back then, they knew how to make glass and were very good at it, I don't see it as all that impossible. The glass was far from perfect, but it was still glass.

writing using a ballpoint pen too haha

@@dud3655 yes even I think so, Antikythera mechanism was invented, which is close to analog computer, so glasses are comparitievely much less complicated. if they knew glass working there is definitely chance for it

@@gvkl09palakkad Like, ancient people were not stupid, they just knew less. The Romans made buildings last for thousands upon thousands of years, meanwhile modern buildings last at most 100 before the walls need reinforcement. Roman concrete isn't the best for building roads, or for skyscrapers, but it has a lot of fricking use in just building homes or buildings in general.

@@dud3655 Seneca mentioned what we'd call magnifying glasses, "burning glass", which were used to light fires.

The difference between those at the top and those at the bottom is illusion. We all live very similar lives shaped by our material reality.

Well said.

and also helped ruin the empire by letting his son take over, remeber that he was still a flawed man

He did not practice what he preached

​@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist9 Many apologetic methods come from classical philosophers however they are not our authority of how we should live our lives. I just see them as things that the Bible already sets up for us that are said somewhere else, either way, most of Marcus Aurelius's works are pretty miniscule compared to Biblical teaching in the Proverbs, Mathew 5-8, the Epistles and OT and NT cannon, this is not to discredit his work it is just to say that he started the philosophy, even in his own words in Book 1. (Correction, the modern approach to apologetics is also from scripture Acts 17:22-28, we are able to use philosophy while ignoring the pagan aspects of such)

Nature is our father and Earth our mother. We are their seed, and the Universe is our playground, and the future limitless.

great philosophy for those whos lives changed over night.

Life is 10% and 90% is how you react to it

it's called stoicism iirc

My passions are tax evasion and weapon procurement.

​@@aaronflores1313we suffer more often in imagination than in reality...

Then it is important to not cling to that. Forgive yourself, learn and do better next time.

I understand that MA feared that, but I don't want to. I know I will let myself down many times. I want to be okay with that and learn from that to do better next time.

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I was thinking exactly about this quote while watching the video

Extremely common Tolkien W

Our materials must recycle into the Earth. (Almost) all Life is in a continual sun-powered cycle, each entity taking a small sun-powered cut. Acknowledging Nature is *_closure._*

Goodness and competency is as it should be, not out of vanity or greed, but in the peace and fulfillment of being.

I think there are more people like Aurelius out there than are given credit for. Quietly committed to virtue above worldly pleasure. Imagine they were all to disappear at once?

He is a good men .. not all men are kind and humble like your uncle

@@Geordie-rr2gq absolutely there are

Bodyguards and humilityguards

alarm ideas 😂😂

too much humility can be a problem, a ruler who thinks he is a peasant will not be a good ruler at all. its better to have a firm grasp on where you stand in society and where you stand against your ideal self, and use both to define what you really are.

@@mangakasaide2166 Humility isn't thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less.

@@mangakasaide2166 I think you have confused humility with modesty, specifically false modesty.

LOL i just ordered it😭

So that will help one be virtuous when the unendurable adversity Marcus speaks about comes?

Can you send me a copy of your paper? Id enjoy reading it to see your ideas fleshed out.

THANK YOU for bringing this up. Modern stoicism has been co-opted by toxic individualism culture and twisted to benefit those who rule, something Aurelius would have been enraged and left despondent by. Videos and comments like this give me hope that the truth of his wisdom is not totally lost.

Replying to this in hopes OP gives us a link or a name to this paper, should it be published. I'd love to hear more about it, since the cooptation of Stoicism by modern toxic individualists is perfidious, and it was sad to see since I personally valued stoicism for longer than it became a sudden fad in meme culture.

I'm excited to learn more about Marcus! I'll do my best to learn from his life not just teachings! It's the best thing I can do with all lessons in life really.

I love this philosophy. Everything happens for a reason.

"Do you believe in fate Neo?" "No" "Why not?" "Because I don't like the idea that I'm not in control of my own life" Change that which you can, accept that which you cannot, and learn to tell the difference - one of the great quotes of all time.

Aurelius resonates with american now because America today is similar to roman end era

Pretty easy to accept what comes to you when you are handed immense wealth and power…

@@BiscuitGeoff lol ya let's all be stoic in the face of injustice and genocide and ...

He uses AI generated art well.

couldn't agree more!

@@randomnumbers84269 Also, very little actual research. 0:35 Marcus Aurelius wasn't a "founding father of stoicism". Stoicism already existed for several centuries, before Aurelius was born.

Its not underrated lol. Idealization as .... , Clickbait videos, terrible AI "ART"? COME ON.

​@@RTL2Lyeah be Zeno obviously! Aurelius just expanded on it!

Stoicism is pretty good when learning about virtue ethics in my opinion, I am proud to see so many people interested in learning about virtues and actively seek it. Most of the time people will figure out virtue and morality and embrace it just by following the breadcrumbs but no one can truly be fully virtuous in their nature which is what makes life so wonderful.

​@@aCatholicOne It's the path towards the impossible, that's worth taking.

it pains me so much to often see people talk of stoicism while keeping empathy out of the conversation. misstreating your fellow man while preaching about the parts of stoicism that seem to benefit you as an individual seems like a very empty way of living your life.

@@nottaibo Fair enough point, I think he should've included the parts of Meditations like the example of the sparring partners in order to show the empathy of Stoicism.

Considering how much he used opium I find it hard to believe that his philosophy and its application to life can be anything but artificial and a temporary method that easily wears down with time. Everybody has a stoic period, like many have a communist or Ayn Randian period, but then these ferments wash away by the magnitude of life. Its a bubble that gets popped like any other.

what’s the name of the book

What book

@@andreluna7222 The book meditations?

Same but 2013-14 for me.

​@@andreluna7222the book Horse is discussing.... Meditations by Marcus Aurelius.

"for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus." Romans 3:23-24. This reminds me of that Marcus Aurelius quote which is a great quote, and deeply true. Just remember that there is something even better, and greater than self pity that is offered to us generously by the Creator of the natural order, Elohim, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. That being salvation from the true death we all deserve as people who have messed up :D

easy to say when you were an emperor

@OrgusDin Marcus Aurelius lost 12 of his children, as well as spending the last decade or so of his life fighting in a war. He had plenty reason to bemoan his duties.

@@OrgusDin well imagine dealing with assholes and unfair circumstances everyday but stopping yourself from abusing your authority. thats plenty of reason to waver from your values and beliefs

@@lmaomoofeq2505 that's the most impressive part, you need a fair amount of introspection to understand that

That’s one thing that makes him great. He remembers those others forget. He remembers the gifts given.

Why would u want to follow him when we have Jesus? This ideology is flawed.

@@Zelchinho Thats like saying why do we need math we have Jesus lol

@@YouMustBeMadReplyingToMe what a stupid thing to say. Marcus gives advice on how u should live, same thing Jesus did. So yeah, very low iq.

​@Zelchinho you can gain knowledge while having jesus in one's life

This makes me cry , I don’t know why , I don’t Or how, but I understand him.

that one is like a psychedelic trip

I am the enemy of my present, so will i be the same. May god help me to fight “me” cause i have been my own sworn enemy 🙏🏻

never not bring me comfort ?? You're trying to be Marcus now

Exactly, I’ve always thought something similar myself. The future is just the present waiting to happen.

Horses don't exist. Ask Hbomberguy.

Definitely. I read a few pages every now and then and it is something many people keep with them. Many world leaders and people of important standing have quoted, read or utilize that book on a frequent basis. It's a good ideology to subscribe to, and doesn't hurt anyone.

@@sagewynngames4222 🍻

Same for me.

Keep at it dude. One day you will look back with wonder at what you have become.

"by killing millions..." Marcus Aurelius led the brutal subjugation of the Marcomanni and Quadi. The notes in "Meditations" were actually written while on campaign. The scenes on the column in Rome that commemorate the Marcomannic wars are the most horrific seen in any Roman art of any period.

Uh, my guy... he *did* kill, if not millions, at the least hundreds of thousands.

But he is not remembered for the killing, he did what just everybody in his times were doing. Meditations is one of the best books because it was not meant to be read by anyone but him. The book is he talking to himself, in its most pure form. No lies, no ideology, just ruminations. And even when talking to himself in the book, he don't mention anything about killing.

​​@@reinaldoantonio7271yeah....if you think that an emperor of Rome didnt know after his death that people would read and publish his notes, it means one of two things. 1) he was not smart but the original hippie idiot. Or 2) He was insane and thought he was the queen of Albuquerque. Not trying to be mean but....yeah.

He was born into leadership during the golden ages of Rome, and died before they ended... I think that the most impressive thing about him may simply be that he wasnt as corrupt (morally, mostly) as some other historical rulers, but other than that, not too interesting.

Tylerzwise🤝

@@charlieobid2345😅

Nop

He was only addressing himself.

lol tone

Agreed. So Humble. Being a good General of himself first, 2000 years later we still respect and honour the penned words of his inner voice.

Yes, he was addressing himself, but he was a military commander, so the tone may be there.

Every living being is a soldier, marching inexorably to the front, and to certain death. Life is the journey, not the destination.

And there was one that suffered more than others and His sacrifice can save the souls of men but people don't care, and it's sad. But hey, give them anything from any other historical figure with ideas and a personal philosophy and they will read it up in an instant and even twice or more, calling it genius. Vanity of vanities.

Right, because only one man in the history of mankind has the right to teach profound things? @@JesusProtects

@@bandorthegreen620 before you thank God that Marcus Aurelius lived and left true wisdom for the world, you'd rather be spiteful and talk him down, neglecting that those teachings aren't religious and doesn't require you to believe in a God, which is what irks you, because then your entire beliefs and religion is meaningless to the great stoic Marcus Aurelius n anyone who follows his teachings and not have a religion.

⁠@@JesusProtectsmost people don’t care? Wtf stop acting like Christianity is some hidden away secret religion that nobody cares about, it’s literally the second largest religion in the world, what a pathetic response. Very disappointing from a “Christian”

@@effortless-joshthereactdev What? Dude I'm atheist. I was talking to the Jesus person, who was lamenting that people praise Marcus instead of just loving Jesus.

MURICA WILL DESTROY ALL HOPE

If your life has no meaning, it's clear that your purpose is to find meaning?

Beautiful things and disgusting things both exist in the world, but you have the power to see the beautiful things and to make more of them. Keep fighting, stranger, I believe you will win.

We all fight death every moment whether we know it or not. Whether you dwell on it, how it will come, when, why, is the difference between living and dying…

The meaning of what? I think you've become roped into a completely meaningless search.

@@MrCmon113The meaning comes from being the best version of yourself you can be.

Amen brother.

I would agree, but the images suck totally. They are generated by artificial intelligence. They are in the opposition to the message of the words and to being virtuous. Midjourney scraps work of visual artists and these images are imperfect. They have strange, mismatched elements that are not history or structurally accurate. I don't think Marcus would do such a thing. He probably wouldn't do something just because he can and it's cheap. I'm saddened that the visual layer spoils for me the reception of a great message and a great and pleasant narration.

​@@grzegorzkomarec337 Interesting view. In my opinion they fit the video perfectly and i love the art style. Yes, searching for artists and paying them for every single image would be more virtuous, but lets be real, that is extremely expensive for background images and if that would be the only option, most video-essays would be filled with crappy stock images. The way i see it is that tools, such as Midjourney make low budget production more possible than ever.

​@@MrJuzzi3yes and no. Searching out and paying every artist the AI bases from would be incredibly exhausting. But video essays already use images from the web, stock photos, commission drawings, or even their own artwork for their content

I was browsing the comments to see if anyone brought to people's attention that the images were AI generated. I am glad that you mentioned it. My problem with this video using AI images is not even that he is using AI images, the problem is that he did not state in any part of the video nor in the description that the images are AI generated. It's like selling a beverage and adding synthetic sugar to make it a light beverage but without stating on the tag that it is a light beverage @@grzegorzkomarec337

​@@grzegorzkomarec337 it doesn't matter 😭😭

I would add Antoninus Pius to the list.

Did you see the Naruto Ninetail beast?

"giving great power ta a man reavels his character" is it you or you raid somewhere

@@geek8700 raided it. I don’t remember where though. 🤔

@@M0rmagil I have heard this as well, as a counter to the phrase: "Great power corrupts". That is the slogan of the rebel, but it seems obvious in retrospect it was always in error. We are confronted from birth by those who have great power over us--our parents. There are certainly parents who misuse their power, but not all do. So the axiom must be amended.

A wealthy Stoic is always my fave, just like Bezos' Stoic nature.

Bezos is an evil tyrant. Not a good man by any means.

Thank you for saying this. Funny how people associate a discovered text with that author somehow being super important. That said 'Meditations' is a great book.

The title of the video is insulting, it's not like he came up with stoicism

You have to admit thought, that while he is not in his life, only remembered as a philosopher, his stature as such is completely different from what you expect and find in the other philosophers of his time. You have the perfect example of how certain ideas and education reached the highest spheres of power. Even if we found the copies of all the books in the library of Alexandria you will always present Marcus Aurelius as an example of Stoicism applied in life.

The images are making me nostalgic for the 90s anime style. I grew up watching it and love the colour scheme, the patterns, and the beautiful figures. I am sure to come back to this video a lot!

I was unaware that there were two Marcus Aurelius'.....

there werent, you are drunk. go to bed.@@child_of_God316

The second on was kinda just a copy cat, he's say the exact same stuff. A copy-paste, if you will @@child_of_God316

So good he said it twice

He was gonna burn them but died.

Understanding that they *may* be read by others, and *intending* them to be read by others is entirely different. He did not write them with the intent that others would read them.

​@@notahotshotwe definitely don't have any way to know what he actually thought about his writing's destiny. I believe he wrote as a personal memoir, but to me, sound naive to discard any other hypothesis.

@brandenowens He asked for the document to be destroyed upon his death. Pretty sure that constitutes not writing it for others

@@bluebooper did he? Again, i tend to believe it, but it may well be a construct.

But no one follows it the name of caste 😂😂😂

No one asked you. Also casteist folks are exposed and questioned nowadays. Hinduism is not a single religion. The caste system is associated with Brahmamical Hinduism which is like the worst possible ,freedom restricting version of Hinduism you can have. There are thousands of other varieties like bhakti which fight against Casteism... ​@@questioner666

I would agree, but the images suck totally. They are generated by artificial intelligence. They are in the opposition to the message of the words and to being virtuous. Midjourney scraps work of visual artists and these images are imperfect. They have strange, mismatched elements that are not history or structurally accurate. I don't think Marcus would do such a thing. He probably wouldn't do something just because he can and it's cheap. I'm saddened that the visual layer spoils for me the reception of a great message and a great and pleasant narration.

Nothing screams comfy like dudes with messed up pupils

@@grzegorzkomarec337 AI is inevitable, don't complain about it, deal with it. That's what he'd say.

@@test-zg4hv yeah, if you pay your honestly earned money to a thief I see it as immoral and stupid. Well, if this is decent to you, then it can sound crazy to me. I think that a worse thing will be increasing social cynicism and being flooded with too much data of low quality, but satisfactory enough to make people use it just because it's cheap. It's not a new phenomenon in human's history and I deal with it, but I won't change my values and things I really care about. I'm putting assumptions on the meaning of the video, I don't really know Aurelius. Thank you for sharing your opinion.

Anyone know what art style he is using for prompts?