"We suffer more in our imagination than in reality."

@ratmon19

Жыл бұрын

Anyone has any new quotes, 💤

@Fireneedsair

Жыл бұрын

@@ratmon19 these old ones are timeless sir

@Silverdragon517

Жыл бұрын

So True

@Uriel-Septim.

Жыл бұрын

@@ratmon19 "The wisdom of the wise, and the experience of ages, may be preserved by quotation" --Isaac D'Israeli.

@ryandeboer9584

Жыл бұрын

@@ratmon19 nice try

Recently got diagnosed with stage 2 brain cancer at 28. Had to have a tumor removed. Lot of people around me acting like it’s the end of the world for me. While I meanwhile remember these lessons of Aurelius and am very ambivalent to the news. It just is what it is, if I die I die. Oh well. Edit: People keep asking if I’m dead, i can’t very well reply even if I was dead now can I? Edit: to those wishing me well, thank you. I am still alive. Been getting control of the situation more.

@EarlofChucklechester

Жыл бұрын

You're a strong person man respect

@afrosamurai180

Жыл бұрын

Wish you a speedy recovery 🙏

@kitkat615

Жыл бұрын

I LOVE YOU!! your comment radiates BAMF vibes that I wish for everyone in this life to experience.

@hakoskosko2053

Жыл бұрын

Mob respect bro

@wallybingbang4350

Жыл бұрын

Is it a 'Glioblatoma' ? Your resilience is key I have 'Heart Failure' - Dilated Cardiomyopathy' - It is what it is - life is a fleeting moment on the scale of things ❤

"You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this and you will find great strength." -Marcus Aurelius

@andresmorales7228

Жыл бұрын

Awesome quote

@Belief_Before_Glory

Жыл бұрын

"The chief task in life is simply this: to identify and separate matters so that I can say clearly to myself which are externals not under my control, and which have to do with the choices I actually control. Where then do I look for good and evil? Not to uncontrollable externals, but within myself to the choices that are my own…" -Epictetus "The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts." -Marcus Aurelius

@carpballet

Жыл бұрын

For many people this is a lie. Only if your mind functions perfectly can you “escape your thoughts.”

@Dualhammers

Жыл бұрын

What if you don't have power over your mind?

@Belief_Before_Glory

Жыл бұрын

"We suffer more in imagination than in reality." -Seneca "Man is not worried by real problems so much as by his imagined anxieties about real problems." -Epictetus💜

"We are not affected by what happens to us, but by what we tell ourselves about what happens to us." Epictetus

@gimmehugs1615

Жыл бұрын

💯

@sleepinggiant575

Жыл бұрын

Wow

@Concatenate

Жыл бұрын

And we are not obliged to accept what we tell ourselves. That's where the power is in ourselves, to take a different perspective and be grateful in everything that happens.

@sleepingfrozenskies684

Жыл бұрын

amazing

@syntacticcave9514

11 ай бұрын

Hi. I am going through a hard phase and having many negative thoughts in my mind. I just wanted to ask that we have no control over our thoughts. They come spontaneously. So how does this work?? Please tell.

"It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.”― Marcus Aurelius

@mwh0588

Жыл бұрын

Everything is living in this World, because if it dies, its dead and Not living anymore.

@ratmon19

Жыл бұрын

Why memories are indeed pointless you will see

@TheHorseshoePartyUK

Жыл бұрын

"Desire is making a contract with yourself, to be unhappy until you get what you want" - Naval Ravikant

@mwh0588

Жыл бұрын

@@TheHorseshoePartyUK yeah after suffering in life, you get cancer, 4 Stage.

@Fireneedsair

Жыл бұрын

@@mwh0588 ok mr literal!🤪

"Worrying is like trying to figure out how to cross a river you might not come to." - Louis L'Amour

@noorgonzalez1076

Жыл бұрын

😂 😊Tyvm😅

@sabinthapa9350

Жыл бұрын

"Planning is like trying to figure out how to cross a river you might come to" -Logic L'Amour

@johnnylego807

Жыл бұрын

Not exactly accurate when you suffer physically from chronic illness all while being evicted from your home. so easy for people to say who are extremely comfortable, so comfortable that they have to mentally make themselves depressed over nothing burgers because that’s what society is now, It’s cool to be sad and depressed , except for those actually going through it.

@ryanblanchard2508

Жыл бұрын

Agree. A majority of people commenting here and just in general are followers trying to come off as edgy. They do what’s trendy and are typically full of shit. It’s a big reason why I spend most time with my family or close friends only.

@artoriasoftheabyss1575

Ай бұрын

​@johnnylego807 it's almost like it's all relative

My life changed (for the better) almost instantly when I realized that “not giving a f*ck” was not only okay, but essential to being happy. I also stopped watching the news, which helped even more.

@usernameunk

Жыл бұрын

so much of the news i’ve noticed is simply for people like me (admittedly) to go and seek reasons to worry. it brings people like me back, and makes them money. so much is driven by hype and fear mongering it’s just hard to know if the info you’re getting is real or 99% of the time bias for a check. take care brother

@moodyrick8503

Жыл бұрын

I too gave up watching the so called "news", (biased opinion) and am much happier because of it. I like to tell people that _"I've retired from politics"._ I accept that the world doesn't care what I think.

@SumTingWong1482

Жыл бұрын

@@moodyrick8503 Yes, I have also realized that each of us are like a fish swimming in a vast ocean of (mis)information and “intellectual” noise. It’s the land of confusion and I enjoy turning off the noise and enjoying the silence.

@moodyrick8503

Жыл бұрын

@@SumTingWong1482 Yes indeed.

@toddspangler6669

Жыл бұрын

Yes, the news is now just, "Let's find the worst things going on" and rarely is positive. It leads people to believing that the world is all bad because they're only showing the bad apples. The positive news doesn't attract enough viewers I guess. I stopped watching it years ago.

I’m currently suicidal. This and many of your other videos are showing me how I can have a future. Thank you for going to such lengths to share all this knowledge with others.

@yellowhmsconqueror

10 ай бұрын

don’t kill yourself bro…it’ll get better

@lovetrustandpixiedust

10 ай бұрын

You have value, you are enough, and you are loved. One day at a time. Sending strength! 💛

@Mantafax

10 ай бұрын

I've been there too, you are not alone, even if it feel like this sometimes, big love from Germany

@samiraaparazita1420

10 ай бұрын

Your life is precious, and YOU offer a unique value to the world. I hope you can gain enough strength to come back from this dark headspace and continue to provide your uniqueness to the world.

@tharunmanikantan9696

10 ай бұрын

Brother, no one cares if we die. Means no one cares if we stay alive and do whatever the fuck we want. Live the life to the full, and die with no regrets

One thing I have realised is that you can never outrun your problems or negativity in this world you just have to accept this is the world we live and focus on things you can control to make it a better place if not everyone then at least for your family

@ripvanwinkle_7

Жыл бұрын

Best example for this is Oskar Schindler in my opinion when he finally realized what was happening to Jews he decided to step in he knew he couldn't help every jew out there but he still helped everyone in his capacity even if it meant going bankrupt he was a hero

@EarlofChucklechester

Жыл бұрын

@@ripvanwinkle_7 I found out about him when I watched the movie Schindler List. I used to skip it thinking it's too depressing for me to watch but one day I finally decided to sit down and watch it completely I loved the movie cause it showed the worst and best side of humanity together one line which I still remember is "Whoever saves one life saves the world entire."

@nightshadehelis9821

Жыл бұрын

I've known so many people who try to outrun their problems by getting divorced and immediately jumping into new relationships. Sure, it initially feels new, exciting, and like a success, but it's always just a matter of time before the old problems resurface and before you know it, they're complaining about how awful their new spouse is on Facebook.

@patricksullivan2816

Жыл бұрын

Right on! We'll said.

@b.bts19

Жыл бұрын

literally

It isn't life that hurts. It is always people that hurt everything. Life itself doesn't do anything on its own. It's us!

@fionac7020

Жыл бұрын

👏

@Traumatised311

Жыл бұрын

True People have me trauma

@wtfvenusss

Жыл бұрын

for sure 🫁 but shiid natural disaster do be devastatin communities + land masses 😔.

@coletaylor9847

Жыл бұрын

Life kills everyone you'll ever love.

@theking9338

Жыл бұрын

its fate that hurt us not life .. we cant control fate

Basically, don't get upset, mad or worried about things you can't control. You can't control the future, so don't worry about it. You can prepare for it, but you can't control it. You can't control the past, so don't dwell on what should have or could have, don't let it consume you.

Interesting fact: the song that is played at 4:15 is called Seikilos Epitaph, and it is the oldest surviving musical composition. A man left it written on his wife's grave and the lyrics says: "While you live, shine have no grief at all life exists only for a short while and Time demands his due"

Accept what is, what was, and let them go. Don't dwell on things out of your control. Accept what happens and move forward with life.

@Ceterra4247

Жыл бұрын

🎉🎉🎉

@mechanicalmonk2020

Жыл бұрын

Marcus to his slaves:

@unglemergy

Жыл бұрын

tell that to myself when im not around later over what i missed and couldnt have or do. then go suck an egg and stfu until you know the weight of a worlds worth of problems. unless you are shouldering all the struggles unfolding dont speak as if you are otherwise knowing.

@flapjackpancake5486

Жыл бұрын

Or in short "it is what it is"

@CatLover-23

9 ай бұрын

Well Put & True Indeed.. Words I myself live by.. Why Stress or Worry about People, Places & Things etc I Can't Control or do anything about.. I notice how others WANT you to Stress or Be in Fear of Everything, even tho we have no control over it anyways.. Just Accept it & Let it Be.. What's Meant to happen Will. Bad or Good.. I Refuse to live the remaining of my life in Fear or Worry about this Wicked World.. Why... Doesn't do me Any good to Worry about what I can't control or Fix...

Stoicism has truly helped me so much in coping with my anxiety. Seneca's Letters From a Stoic is also one of my all-time favourite books, and I recommend it to anyone who struggles with anxiety.

@babykrul

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I’ve struggled with it a couple of years and came across this video and stoicism seems very helpful for me. Will check out your recommendations, thanks! Have a good day

@lovetrustandpixiedust

Жыл бұрын

@@babykrul You're welcome! I hope the book will be of help to you. Have a good day 😊

@yellowlightingbolt

Жыл бұрын

Read 'The Art of being happy' by Arthur Schopenhauer.

@sew_gal7340

Жыл бұрын

I need to learn that, I used to be care free but ever since I got married I have somehow learned anxiety and it has caused me to have ulcers and polyps in my body(from stressing). I have to rewrite my brain otherwise I will die of heart issues

@lovetrustandpixiedust

Жыл бұрын

@@sew_gal7340 So sorry to hear about your struggles 😔 Sounds like marriage is literally inflamming your triggers. I hope you find peace soon. Please take care 💛💛

"The future only bothers us because we think about it. It does not exist outside the mind."

@karmasutra4774

Ай бұрын

Unless we live in a block universe

I am sick and tired of feeling anxious all the time. I can’t taste what i eat i can’t sleep properly i can’t communicate properly i can’t even do the hobbies of mine that i used enjoyed. But i watched this and i haven’t felt this good for a long time. It was a huge relief. Thank you A LOT..

@Concatenate

Жыл бұрын

I struggle with this as well. It's important to live life in the moment. It makes no logical sense to suffer mostly from our imagination. Ask yourself if you're making anything better by just worrying about it. Sometimes one must shame themselves to realize what damage they cause by dwelling on anxieties. I wish you peace and calm.

@vt750dc

Жыл бұрын

yeah man I miss being able to actually smell and taste things

@unglemergy

Жыл бұрын

deep breath brother you are never alone😊

@Blehstor

11 ай бұрын

Been there. If nothing works, try medication, it helps if you take it correctly.

@mind-blowing_tumbleweed

7 ай бұрын

Same here mate. My gf left to study in another country and I'm very anxious. Things aren't going too well, I worry a lot and make it worse. At least these videos provide temporary relief, like it's gonna be alright.

I once had a problem with dismissing my own needs and happiness in hopes of gaining my family's acceptance and affection. I endured their dysfunction and abuse. This then spilled over into people pleasing behavior with friends and work as I grew up. There too I stayed loyal to friends who used me and terrible working conditions. Eventually the demands became too much and I had a breakdown shortly after my one real friend died... having committed suicide at 33... and I was no closer to real love or acceptance with my family who behaved cruelly in this time. I had closed my real self off. I began to set boundries and was met with lashing out... people who have grown used to getting what they want from you do not care for when you begin to build and maintain reasonable boundries....which reinforced my decision. At first I was saddened by lost relationships until I realized all I had lost were chains I had given myself. As recent years have passed I see I was chasing something that was not there to be caught, and my own responsibility in the cause of my sorrows and the cause of my contentment. Since that time my mother has passed due to her alcoholism. I would still be happy to have a healthy relationship with my remaining family but have also learned to accept that might never happen. I cannot force it but only be open to its possibility. I can instead be open to what life has to offer now and do my best each day without the expectation of anything other than my own satisfaction and that has brought me a lot of peace of mind.

@tubeorip

Жыл бұрын

I feel ye. Going through something similar. I feel free though, released from them hoarding my time, , fake laughs and empty conversations about nothing and things to buy.

@j4513

Жыл бұрын

Very wise words, my friend. 💛

@Novastar.SaberCombat

Жыл бұрын

Reflection is a rare gem which humanity seldom values. 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨ "Before I start, I must see my end. Destination known, my mind's journey now begins. Upon my chariot, heart and soul's fate revealed. In Time, all points converge; hope's strength, resteeled. But to earn final peace at the universe's endless refrain, we must see all in nothingness... before we start again." 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨ --Diamond Dragons (series)

@awesomelegs

Жыл бұрын

I've read some comments that have gotten me thinking, but nothing like this. It takes courage to share what you shared. I've had a lot of difficult past experiences too, but what I think has kept me going through turbulent times is the companionship I have with my folks and all of the friends I've made through the internet and past working experiences. Other spectrums include baseball hats, drawing, plush toys, and classic games. The history of television shows and entertainment has always fascinated me too - especially with KZread poop and KZread icebergs (what is well known and not as well known) on various topics. Where ever you are at in the world; I wish you nothing but the best going forward!

@SergeC72

Жыл бұрын

thank you for sharing

This was my key to happiness. I used to worry about everything, now I don't worry about anything. I woke up one day and it hit me, I value my time more than money. I had never been more broke, but I never felt more rich. Money, material things, nothing compares to time!

@robertburnett6348

Жыл бұрын

Thanks.

@unglemergy

Жыл бұрын

good for you

@unglemergy

Жыл бұрын

🎉🎉🎉😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉🎉

@pkae85

11 ай бұрын

Told myself today, i dont have any money but iv got everything else!

@nofilter.906

9 ай бұрын

Exactly,,,be happy to meet your NEEDS,,,,reach for a few WANTS,,,,,but dont have big WANTS....keep your WANTS SMALL...

The more I listen to these messeges and apply what I've learned the easier my life becomes. Turning 77 this May but it's never too late to improve one's life😊 Thank you from my whole heart❤.

@SWEETSCIENCEONE

Жыл бұрын

Excellent mindset!!!

@UnLoCoSs

Жыл бұрын

are you single?

@joannaedwards6325

Жыл бұрын

@@UnLoCoSs Hi. Yup I'm on my own now and really enjoying fewer responsibilities. My late companion passed Sept. 2021. Of course I miss him every day but I feel so free now. It's now JO-ANNA TIME. YAY!!! 🎉 How many years have YOU been on Earth?

@sachinnegi7026

Жыл бұрын

@@joannaedwards6325 28

@joannaedwards6325

11 ай бұрын

@@sachinnegi7026 28? Wow. You are just starting out on your ' Earthly Experience '. Well....have some fun and stay UNAFRAID ❤.

"Life's a bitch, and then you die." - My grandpa. Wise words that I remember every day.

@carmenfonseca6603

10 ай бұрын

😂 truest words ever spoken.

@MamaBriBri11

10 ай бұрын

My Grandpa said the same thing! Very stoic family background.

@codernux

9 ай бұрын

😂😂💀☠️

@deannaramirez7855

5 ай бұрын

Rip Socrates Ramirez aka grandfather ❤

@noodlery7034

29 күн бұрын

listen to the song by nas

My dad died seven months ago and my mum, who meant the world to me, passed away a few days ago...I feel like a little child (I'm 38) lost in the dark...but I know that things we can't have control on, may destroy us if we let them be our master. I'm not afraid of death anymore, just living the only thing that matters: the present time. I'll keep moving forward and live my life, entirely, completely, without thinking about what could happen in the future or what could have been avoided in the past. Sorrow and unhappiness wanted to invite me for dinner, but I did respond: "No, thanks. I'd rather eat alone if you don't mind" (Julien, from France) Danke schön Einzelgänger für dieses Video.

@jacovawernett3077

Жыл бұрын

Du bist toĺl. Danka schone.

@jimmymeyer626

Жыл бұрын

Julien, hang in there. You and I lost both our parents at the age of 38. It’s not easy. You said it well (lost in the dark). Keep your head up. -Jimmy from The States

@julienrochard7093

Жыл бұрын

@@jimmymeyer626 Thanks Jimmy for your support. Sorry for your loss. We have to think with our heart, not our head. Take care!

@tobi-xo3if

Жыл бұрын

I am happy to hear you got to reach all the way to 38 years of age with your parents in your life my friend. I wish you could see your parents as you desired, but of course, the passing of those around us, especially those in seniority to us, is simply an inevitability with time. I'm sure one with discipline such as yourself will continue to act and think in such ways that would make your parents proud. Grieve, but do not wallow in misery. - Asad from the Emirates

@julienrochard7093

Жыл бұрын

@@tobi-xo3if Thank you so much Asad for your kind words. Life still goes on and I'm sure there are a lot of magnificent things to come for all of us. There's darkness in our world but we have the power to enlighten it by our actions. Enjoy your life my friend

I think I have probably read Aurelius’ Meditations more times than any other book in my life.

@j4513

Жыл бұрын

Then you are one smart cookie.

@nicoll.hellen

Жыл бұрын

🥰😍

@solidbase777

Жыл бұрын

Noice

@AslakAsp

Жыл бұрын

Are you a stoic

@catpriest

Жыл бұрын

​@@AslakAsp I'm a nihilist and i come back to this book often.

I’m so chill that people look at me like I’m emotionless but I’m running through every emotion in my head all the time

@alexanderparedes7161

Жыл бұрын

Wow.. really? That's interesting lol

@jenana6882

Жыл бұрын

@@alexanderparedes7161 can’t tell if that’s a genuine comment or not

@apollo-9725

11 ай бұрын

Saame

@applesandgrapesfordinner4626

4 ай бұрын

That pretty much sums up stoicism. To be emotional without giving into it.

@RandyBavender-xb2ir

23 күн бұрын

@@jenana6882I don’t think it was..lol

This is actually exactly how I survived being diagnosed with MS and put on 2 different types of chemo for it. From 2015 to 2022, I had to stop caring to survive. I had to stop caring about everything I was losing in the process. Luckily I have no children so as hard as losing everything is, I consider myself lucky. I had to stop caring about my career that I could no longer do. Had to stop caring about my awesome credit, my car I was losing, my independence, my education (cannot work in my field of choice). Best thing I ever told myself was to stop caring about everything but my health in which I could control. 7 years later and picking up where I left off finally. Hoping I can get off disability and stay off while not caring. It’s a weird place to be in when getting an education.

@bambinaforever1402

Жыл бұрын

Don’t know which country u live in, hope not in USA with their crazy health insurance, i hope u will be fine, but how could u afford the treatment? This what worries me the most about health and i live in Europe where health care is next to free, but still, if one start paying for treatments and staying in a hospital, no matter how cheap it is if it is too much and one can not work because of health, how does it look financially?

@prihaps

Жыл бұрын

@@bambinaforever1402 I do live in the US but luckily I never had to worry about health prices bc I was insured (really good insurance) under my mom until age 26 and married my husband a month before my 26th bday so I went straight to being on his insurance (even better since it’s military insurance so no copays bc he is active duty). That being said, disability is super hard to get on. Took me 3 years of no income before I was placed on disability.

@bananajajaja6262

Жыл бұрын

​@@prihaps Bruh I'll be screwed if I'm sick for a long period of time. I have zero insurance and barely able to feed myself+buying household necessities+paying bills and no, my country doesn't have things like social welfare or something. The government doesn't care a bit if their citizen died at their home because they're starving.

@prihaps

Жыл бұрын

@@bananajajaja6262 well same. I had no income for three years until I was finally approved for disability and even then it’s not a lot of money. That’s why I lost everything.

@HannahHoneywell.

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing. I’m so happy you are still here. You are strong! This message has helped me.

You say, “thank you for watching.” I say, thank you for putting out content that gives valuable perspective.

The problem is one cannot just “flush away” the past by not thinking about it. The past can be with us as trauma that does not manifest as thoughts but instead, emotions and behaviors that can be from very buried sources. We amount in the present as a culmination of our genetics, upbringing, choices made and not made, and of course, randomness. Therefore, though we only live in the present, a sliver of time, the past always lives within us. It is true that we should let go of that which we have no control over that is external to us, but past events that shape us (internal) cannot just be let go of. Don’t dwell on the past but learn from it. Great video overall as usual

@genesises

Жыл бұрын

isn't this the problem that stoicism is 'made' for dealing with? or at least to me seem to be most applicable to. basically trying to go 'outside of yourself' in order to get a more objective view of an emotional problem - rather than digging into the emotional and getting triggered.

The issue with stoicism is the idea that luck favors the prepared. Ideal stoicism is essentially think less and act more. You absolutely should worry about the future, just worry through action instead of thoughts.

The Word of God says it best “do not worry about tomorrow for tomorrow has it’s own worries” :)

I have a war in my country, stoicism helped me to meet it without succumbing to fear, I am grateful to know this philosophy, it's practical and useful

@tobi-xo3if

Жыл бұрын

I pray for your safety my friend.

@RamkrishnaBKavnal

2 ай бұрын

May God Save you, Bro :)

@fony6617

18 күн бұрын

Hey. Hope you’re doing great Я з тобою в цьому. В кожному питанні та кожному етапі становлення. Enjoy your beautiful life my lovely friend 🌞

He is my favourite Stoic . Marcus was practical and wise . His philosophy actually taught that it is wise to prepare for death .

@lafourmiedesbois5901

Жыл бұрын

There's nothing to prepare, you disappear and maybe people will remember you as a leverage to live their own lives that's it.

@uglyass9084

11 ай бұрын

​@@lafourmiedesbois5901 goddamn

@Soundofsilver2007

8 ай бұрын

@@lafourmiedesbois5901 I die every day

Most suffering is caused by the mind when you have too much time to think and your mind isn't fully occupied. My solution is to stay busy and keep my mind fully occupied in my work, hobbies, and interactions with people and fill my head with positive media (TV shows etc.) This keeps me fully in the moment and gives me no time for my mind to wander and think about the past or future or things I don't have or anything. I have found that keeping my mind fully occupied is the absolute best medicine and way to stay happy. It doesn't take a lot of philosophy or deep thinking to do either, just stay fully engaged in the moment through positive activities and you will crowd negativity right out. The only time I'm really unhappy is when I'm left with too much time where I'm mentally unoccupied to think.

Stoicism and Buddhism helped me through Cancer. It allowed me to recognize that no one is guaranteed tomorrow, so be in this moment.

I have been suffering for a while now, in silence! Isolated! Thinking if life at all worth living! Maybe this video is a sign not to give up just yet!

@nicholasvargas6397

Жыл бұрын

I've felt the same way u have all I know is I gotta keep going no matter how hard life can get hope u keep going too 💯

@Fireneedsair

Жыл бұрын

Silence is golden in this noisy world. Silence from unhelpful thoughts are the worst noise for me

@tubeorip

Жыл бұрын

Never give up. Life is just starting for me now and I just turned 39. My life has been one big shit show but I never gave up no matter what. Yeah sometimes I have felt like you, but my friend this too shall pass :) All the best.

@davide0o.o0o06

Жыл бұрын

Better times WILL come trust me, much love to you from Italy ❤️❤️

@sarahsalama6149

Жыл бұрын

@@tubeorip Thank you for sharing this! I hope your life will be as you want it to be.

The past and future are not real; they're accessed only through the present. Do what you can and when things don't work out, then acceptance is sometimes all that's left

@lynnfisher3037

27 күн бұрын

The present really doesn't exist either . How could it possibly be measured ? As I write each of these letters to form a word they instantaneously become the past. When we think we have arrived in the future it is the present. As the Oracle told Neo in the Matrix, "Here's something that will really bake your noodle"😂

If one could cope with the present,one could also cope with future.This is so comforting to me.

a “things we have no control over” situation hit me hard in highschool. a friend and i smoked what we thought was marijuana at a party - immediately after, an older girl told us it was an incredibly hard and scary drug. my friend started panicking and hyperventilating immediately, but i entered an eery calm because, what could we do about it? i calmed her down and the older girl admitted she was just joking with us. now when things start spiralling out of my control i tell myself, “you already smoked it” 🤣 and just let things unfold. stress isn’t going to help.

@turtleanton6539

6 ай бұрын

😊yes😊

Life is 10% what happens to you, 90% your reaction to it - Charles R Swindoll

@j4513

Жыл бұрын

💯💯💯

'You have power over your mind,not outside events' Marcus Aurelius is one of my favorite philosophers. Awesome video Sir

I feel like philosophy is telling you what you already know. As a kid i stopped caring and it helped with bullying or anything really. It was easier when i felt happy and stable. But now everything hurts again and i feel isolated and alone. Its been years feeling more and more depressed. I keep overthinking with chaos in my mind. Hopefully i can take the childhood-like wisdom and feel more okay again.

@twohumm2445

8 ай бұрын

As a kid i always accepted things. But i think that's so much easier when you're not depressed, and you're feeling okay. Not the mood swings from high to low, but, feeling okay. It's a feeling i miss. I miss my childhood and according to this philosophy i should move on in life, but, it feels like it's too hurtful to me...

@sweetist

15 күн бұрын

I think about this often. Being a child is being ignorant to the worlds chaos. You have a child like innocence where everything and anything is possible. Not saying that everyone’s childhood is grand or easy. Mine sure wasn’t. But I do miss the feeling of possibility and not worrying about things, I just wanted a new toy and maybe some nuggets but the weight of the world wasn’t SO heavy. As we grow older we lose touch with that sparkle. But I think it’s never too late. I’m in a similar place as you now. But within the 7 months you’ve posted this. I hope you’ve found your light again ❤

I have been suffering lately, because of the things that happened in the past, and I have extreme worries of my future. When I was okay, I have always thought that I am a rational thinker, yet when things began to break lose, it just shuttered me to my core. It affected my entirety. I felt like I was stuck to nothingness. After watching this video, I feel like or rather it made me realize that I have been marinating my self to suffering by regretting the past and worrying about the future, that I forgot how to live in the present. This video opened my eyes into a new perspective, I appreciate it so much, thank you. This is the kind of philosophy I need right now.

3:38 - being diagnosed with an aggressive cancer a couple of months after retirement is exactly what happened to a very good friend (a former colleague) of mine. It was devestating. She died about 18 months into her retirement, having spent those months in fruitless radiation and chemo therapy. So yes, sh.t does happen.

I was recently told by someone i am stoic then i looked in to what it is and here i am still discovering stoicism.

@Novastar.SaberCombat

Жыл бұрын

It is good to recognize both what you are and what you are not. In fact, I personally believe that it's far better to know what does NOT define you rather than what does. 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨

@willowbrooks

Жыл бұрын

@@Novastar.SaberCombat ❤️

@willowbrooks

Жыл бұрын

❤️

Thank you for making such wonderful videos! Every few weeks one of your creations pops up in my feed and I enjoy watching and listening what you share. It’s great mind food. Good upgrades. Great to be reminded or to learn new things about the psychology of our being. Thank you!

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your donation and compliments. Just subbed to your channel. Awesome that you play/create all that music yourself. Cheers!

@CooManTunes

Жыл бұрын

You're so simpleminded, it's absolutely pitiful.

@basicx7789

Жыл бұрын

Just found you today and love the calm music! Have a amazing day both of you!

@paulwoodford1984

Жыл бұрын

He has millions of views and subscribers. He doesn’t need your money. keep it for yourself.

@mrpigean8457

Жыл бұрын

​@@paulwoodford1984 its not about the money, its showing his appreciation for the video

"When life hurts, care less about it." Easy for an emperor to say. When I don't care about life, I end up homeless.

@TheCedilia

Жыл бұрын

Exactly! Someone in these comments pointed out that he had chronic pain issues but overcame them through rationalization. Yeah, I’m sure the opium had nothing to do with it. Or being an emperor I.e. privileged.

@CooManTunes

Жыл бұрын

@@kevincarpenter6971 Really? So, I'm more powerful than an emperor? Get off theharddrugs.

@zibbitybibbitybop

Жыл бұрын

You've completely missed the point. The stoics didn't say to stop living, they said to stop worrying about things beyond your control. You'll definitely end up broke if you don't even do the things you CAN control, so do the best you reasonably can and call it good enough.

@runswithraptors

Жыл бұрын

Oh boo hoo no one cares about your fake sob story

@nobodyspecial1553

Жыл бұрын

​@@zibbitybibbitybop People will misinterpret anything just to have an excuse to wallow in misery.

I like to live by “expect the worst, and hope for the best” So I always kinda feel prepared when shit things happen, and when good things happen then I’m glad, but don’t fear disappointment

@aimanz202

Жыл бұрын

If I may add to this quote, the words from a another person whos also a therapist, said to me, "Expect the worst, hope for the best. But reality is often somewhere in the middle" Which I found to be quite true when I reflect back on past events while holding on to the quote. It's a refreshing addition, that gives me more control on how I position myself towards the events going to unfold in the future or from the past, and also helps a lot in tuning down anxiety. Reading this quote made me want to reply and share this wisdom as well.

@fuzzlewit9

Жыл бұрын

Indeed, it seems pessimistic, but in reality is just being prepared. "Things can't get any worse than they are now" said the pessimist. "Of course they can" replied the Optimist.

@lebendystraw3683

Жыл бұрын

It's a living.

@Dzanarika1

Жыл бұрын

A good quote to live by.

@adavis118737

Жыл бұрын

This resonates with me. I came up thinking like this as well...I strayed from it trying to be more optimistic. Like when I heard about you get what you expect and think. Idk...but I think that mindset may have been best.

I have 'Meditations' - many quotes I try to live by “You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realise this, and you will find strength.” MA

@Uriel-Septim.

Жыл бұрын

“In this world, everyone must die. None of us has any choice in that. Our choice is how we wish to live.” "Life is the future, not the past. The past can teach us, through experience, how to accomplish things in the future, comfort us with cherished memories, and provide the foundation of what has already been accomplished. But only the future holds life. To live in the past is to embrace what is dead. To live life to its fullest, each day must be created anew. As rational, thinking beings, we must use our intellect, not a blind devotion to what has come before, to make rational choices." --Wizards 7th and 14th rule. "The Universe is Mental, held in the Mind of THE ALL." -The Kybalion.

I have never been so depressed about my life and circumstances before. The past few months I’ve been so stressed and sad, my wife suspected i may have depression, as i just really want to cry everyday tho I didn’t. But this video really helps. It hits the spot. I will look at the present and what I have with more value, and I will learn to accept my life, instead of squealing like a pig. Marcus Aurelius is indeed wise. Thank you for this video

Why is everyone so focused on numbing the pain, coming up with all sorts of mental gymnastics Just accept it, feel it, live with it It makes you alive Dont be a stone

Two of the MOST powerful and useful quotes for daily life are: "Oh well", and "It is what it is". If you wake up every day and envision everything that can go wrong and bad, and expect them, you cannot ever be taken off guard or surprised.

@RitikMaurya07

Жыл бұрын

I do this everyday. This really helps.

@Lamby1010

Жыл бұрын

I go to bed thinking bad things and wake up thinking what will go wrong today , am I a realist or being silly I can’t help it or stop negativity.

This guy was enlightened af. Wish we had more leaders with this mindset.

Im currently at terrible place by losing my job for the second time in big corporation and divorced in same time which brought me anxiety and negativity in everything becoming so bitter that I always yelling at my own parents.. but after seeing this vedio and reading a comment here I realized that i need to change and work everyday and stop procrastinating which is really hard to do but i will do my best to beat my failure and to win again by not expecting anything just to work and be happy that i gave all in this day for everyday till the day i die

@SumTingWong1482

Жыл бұрын

You’re going through a really sh*tty time. It takes a tremendous amount of effort and patience to get through a sh*t storm of stress like you’re experiencing. I’ve been through hell. It not only doesn’t last, it makes you content and wise when things do finally calm down. Keep your chin up and be patient and try to treat yourself well while going through this period of your life. YOU CAN DO IT! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

This is exactly how, I've lived my life,worrying unnecessarily about things I have absolute no control over.I really needed to hear this,thank you.🙏

This is exactly what I was needing. Thank you! I will watch this every time I need a reminder.

I wish we had more stoics in the world today. We seem to have a whole generation who are fixated with the past, trying to change it, continually get anxious about the future and when faced with adversity seem to turn immediately into the “squealing, screaming pigs” Marcus spoke of.

@j4513

Жыл бұрын

Wise and observant of you. 💛

@genesises

Жыл бұрын

that has more to do with what you choose to put focus on - obviously louder/chaotic people are going to be more noticeable. if you are a productive stoic person you are probably not getting noticed by anyone but people in your direct vicinity.

@genesises

Жыл бұрын

oh and in real life, in person, the people you speak of are very very few and far between unless you go looking for them and then antagonize them - so are they really the problem? 😅

@tobi-xo3if

Жыл бұрын

@@genesises Often in life those types of people will approach you - not the other way around - which is likely what the OP was referring to.

@deborahcurtis1385

11 ай бұрын

I've noticed that often such young people are constantly trying to make the world perfect, for them. Because they grew up insulated from adversity and were indulged. So they won't even consider possibilities outside their own limited comfort to allow for normal variations in mood or difficulty. For instance it never occurs to them that someone may have just had a confronting situation and could be slightly affected by it so they don't behave absolutely perfectly. It's zero tolerance from them. Very sooky and intolerant people. If someone is acting a bit stressed I tell myself that I don't know all their story so best assume the best from them and encourage the best without getting all stressed about forcing. Next time you see them they may well explain themselves, or not.

"It's about mind over matter. If you don't mind, then why should it matter?" A lesson I've lived my life by. Maybe not such a great way to live your whole life. But it's made me less bitter about a lot of things that should've made me lose my mind

"The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing, for it requires being ready to stand firm and in a state of readiness against any onslaught made upon us." - Marcus Aurelius Stay Calm. Stay Wise. Stay Stoic.

I’m still learning. Thank you Einzelganger for your videos and books, they have helped me during these troubling times.

@awesomelegs

Жыл бұрын

Einzelganger is amazing. No doubt about it.

@CatLover-23

9 ай бұрын

👍🙏👍

Reminds me of when my son was diagnosed with a plethora of issues due to a genetic abnormality. Everyone was so up in arms; couldn’t believe how we managed. I was stumped at their reactions as I remained ambivalent. I could only focus on the now & what I could control. It’s taught me a lot & I’m a happier person in general, for it.

Imagine being born with the birthright to rule over a kingdom, but serving them instead. Leaders like Marcus Aurelius are true Immortal Kings.

@KaijuCouture

10 ай бұрын

Exactly what I thought. The amount of sheer dedication and willpower is actually staggering

Just found this video when I was at my lowest. Now I am feeling better. Thank you. ❤️

This video was exactly what I needed today- I had a hard time at work yesterday, made some mistakes, and was so worried about them that I had nightmares about them and their consequences. I came to KZread looking for an edifying Stoic reminder, and this was the second video on my regular feed. (I didn't even have to search for it.) Thank you for posting this and your other videos. They are very helpful.

Dear Einzelganger, thank you for publishing many content regarding these. I find value and calming whenever I watch and re-watch them while continuing my spiritual path. Those reading this comment, you're already ahead than many who gave up at first sign of hardship. 2023 will be an amazing year.

I’m so happy I found this channel. Blessings to all the good people! ❤

"The things you think about determine the quality of your mind. Your soul takes on the color of your thoughts.” Marcus A.

People are afraid to be corrupted by power, but most of them are corrupted by weakness.

This is something I really needed to hear. Perfect timing. Thank you!

I found this video at exactly the right time. It's what I needed to hear the most. Thank you so much for your videos.

Not stressing, analyzing, or being scared of my chronic pain is one of the biggest mind-body exercises that put me into a near remission. It’s not easy but it works

This video on stoicism and the advice / philosophy of Marcus Aurelius, has deeply resonated with me and has profoundly changed my life! Live in the present moment. Everything that is explained in this video, I have been thinking about lately. This is one of the most important things I have watched and absorbed in years. Thank you for presenting this. I feel enlightened, humbled and satisfied. It’s exactly what I needed . Blessings will follow you , for this, all the days of your life.

It was by accident I have discovered your channel on KZread and by far it's been the best thing that ever happened. I love your contents and writings dude keep up your amazing work. 👏

When everything I have ever worked for is collapsing around me, this is the content I wanted to watch. Thank you very much.

thank you for this, I needed to hear all of this tonight. This video was very well done! Thank you for the work and effort you put into making this, you helped me today.

An hour ago I was starting to read Marcus Aurelius' Meditations for the first time ever while on the bus hahah. I love your videos man, they have helped me quite a bit and they have definitely fed my curiosity. Thank you :)!

Thanks for these life reminders. I have come to understand that the more immersed I am in nature, the easier it is to accept these ultimate truths.

Coming out of a breakup where it felt like the pain of the past and my imaginations of the future was endless. This video has moved me to tears. This is exactly what I needed.

@debielynclamosa6093

8 ай бұрын

Same.

I didnt know what i was gettinf myself into when i clicked on this video, but i definitely needed to hear this. To let my fear of the future control my present is not the way to live. Thank you.

This video came just at the right time... Feeling very lucky to have your channel discovered ❤️

Easily the only video I should need this year. Thanks for all the reminders

Perfect timing you saved me from my self-induced suffering. My new problem is my new way to get stronger instead of weaker. Thank you so much, friend.

Thank you. You have no idea how much this has helped me today. Thank you.

This what the Bible said in Matthew 6:34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

You are so wise, so thorough and simply effective with the information you share, and have helped me so much by giving me a whole new wonderfully different perspective through your videos, I am so grateful🙏 Thank you.

I found this video in the moment that I needed most to hear such really thought provoking and impressive statements. God bless you!

19 years old and trying to improve myself. Thank you for all the positivity!

I have this thing where if something truly heartbreaking happens to me or I’m losing my mind (about to take stage in front of a theater full of SILENT people), I try to zoom out and look at the cosmic picture. You can barely see our *sun* from several light years away…what happens here has never mattered to the greater cosmos on ANY level. Not only that but it’ll soon be forgotten, even on earth. It doesn’t work in every instance…for example, you would never think “so what if I kill this chick and dump her body in a lonely grave…Glip Glorp from the sombrero galaxy will never find out”. I guess if you’re the type of person who needs to be told that, none of this is going to be of any use anyway. But for things that either don’t matter or stuff that FEELS like the end of the world, it truly helps. Next time you’re about to speak in public or ask someone out, just zoom out and realize that none of this matters. In a hundred years, nobody’s gonna remember. Life becomes much easier when you stop catastrophizing everything on a cosmic level.

@user-nw8be4dl3o

Жыл бұрын

If everyone were thinking like that we would still be on the trees or even extinct, because " nothing matters " What cosmos has to do with your problems ? They are real and important to you and that's enough. A queen ant is nothing to a poor human , he can crash her with his finger ,but it's still a queen for her nest .

It is because of content like this that I am grateful KZread exists.....

I am going through a very deep depression at the moment. This helped. Thank you.

Such amazing and simple reasoning, yet so hard to figure out on your own when you're lost in your own thoughts and worries

Amazing timing, truly today was THE day for this. Unbelievably, on THE day I chose to not dwell on the past while fearing the future and errors to get worse. I decide instead, to look for something to bump me back onto the path and decide to look up Marcus Aurelius. Uploaded today. Also, I see the irony in me choosing to make a comment on the significance of some past event and how the present occurrence will move my future.

I’m really struggling at the moment. This has helped me no end. Thank you.

This is my fav youtube channel now ! Im so glad i found this!

Excellent video, thank you for sharing this timely message and reminder!

Your content always shows up when I need to hear the message ✌️

thank you as always einzelganger. this keeps my heart and soul calm. reminded me on what's matters most in my life. to live it virtously

This was really great to:hear this morning. I needed this talk specifically

I come to this video in the right time, just now, I feel misery in my soul, I feel how my heart is burning in flames of sadness, for a love, that maybe was never for me. But it still hurts as a blade in my chest can do. Now, I know that this feelings are just a reminder of my tragically thoughts

This video has been great to listen to on long walks in the sunshine. Love your work

this came at a great timing. I was suffering in my own head about the fact I didnt pass my driving test. I was exhausted, constantly thinking how much of a failure I was. I am making this comment in hopes that when I pass the test, I can remember this as such a small event...

@quarteracreadventures855

Жыл бұрын

How did it go? Did you pass?

@willowbrooks

Жыл бұрын

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨

@nathalik1

Жыл бұрын

@@quarteracreadventures855 yes!!! I passed!!

@peterpuleo2904

Жыл бұрын

In the future you will look back on this small failure as quite insignificant. You have passed now but you will have future challenges. Best wishes.

@nathalik1

Жыл бұрын

@@peterpuleo2904 thanks, of course life will keep being hard and keep throwing all sorts of challenges, but for fucks sake I’ve never been so relieved for passing this test.

I think it depends on the person. The thought of future events helps me plan possible outcomes and that brings me peace. Making the unknown known, puts me at ease.

@EarlofChucklechester

Жыл бұрын

I try to think about future so I can get an idea of what things can go wrong so I'm already prepared for it and have a backup plan just in case it helps me remain calm

@Fireneedsair

Жыл бұрын

Planning for the future is way different than worrying about it. Planning And imagining are essential for having some control IN THE FUTURE. but…the goal is to be unattached to the results while going keeping the motivation to go 100% in the present, never an easy task. Don’t hope and never quit!

@Uriel-Septim.

Жыл бұрын

“In this world, everyone must die. None of us has any choice in that. Our choice is how we wish to live.” "Life is the future, not the past. The past can teach us, through experience, how to accomplish things in the future, comfort us with cherished memories, and provide the foundation of what has already been accomplished. But only the future holds life. To live in the past is to embrace what is dead. To live life to its fullest, each day must be created anew. As rational, thinking beings, we must use our intellect, not a blind devotion to what has come before, to make rational choices." --Wizards 7th and 14th rule.

@Sussana13

Жыл бұрын

@@EarlofChucklechesterand that is why you are experiencing these bad events in your life just because you are bringing them to life through your imagination

@EarlofChucklechester

Жыл бұрын

@@Sussana13 not really lol it's my way of maintaining calmness in worst situations probably doesn't works for everyone but does for me

Sometimes I wish I had a Time Machine to change my past