You Gotta Be Able To Do This

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2:26welcome to the daily stoic podcast where each day we bring you a passage of ancient wisdom designed to help you find strength insight and wisdom everyday life each one of these passages is based on the 2000 year old philosophy that has guided some of history's greatest men and women for more you can visit us dailystoic.com you gotta be able to do this marcus aurelius was of course, an incredible man. He endured more than most people. He had more power than most people, and he wore it more lightly. He did more work on himself than most people, understood people, and himself better than most people.

3:03Was he perfect though? Of course not. No one is. In Lonesome Dove, the Texas Ranger Captain Woodrow call seems almost superhuman, especially to the young cowboy Newt. Newt worships the ground the man walks on, believing he isn't like the rest of them. And in a sense, he isn't. The captain can ride further and faster, is more principled, less afraid, tougher than everyone on the planes. But as his friend and fellow ranger, August McRae knows, Call is not perfect. He's hiding a secret. He is Newt's father, but he won't admit it. And worse, he won't admit that he should have admitted it earlier. He had a chance to be once, McRae says of Call.

3:40He turned his back on it. And now he can't admit that he made the wrong choice. He'd as soon kill himself. He's got to keep trying to be the way he thinks he is, and he's got to make out that he always was that way. And it's why he ain't owned up to being your pa. We know that Marcus Aurelius made mistakes. We know that he paid lip service to admitting error in meditations, to not continuing an error just because you began in one. But how good was he at this in practice? It's less clear. He was wrong about his son Commodus, for example? Was he too proud to admit this? Here or elsewhere, did he have trouble owning that he was just like everyone else, that he could screw up, that he has human urges and human flaws?

4:22We hope so, but we don't know. And in the end, it doesn't matter much. It only matters whether you can.

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5:40Toyota has a long history with the outdoor community, and they're committed to helping more people get out there and experience what nature has to offer. From remote trails to scenic byways, Toyota Trucks empowers you to take the detour, roam freely, and discover places that still feel wild and untouched. And they're not just making great trucks, they're working to expand access to adventure so more people can connect with the outdoors and pass that passion on to the next generation. Discover your uncharted territory. Learn more at toyota.com slash trucks slash adventure dash detours. That's toyota.com slash trucks slash adventure dash detours.