The Daily Stoic - These Are The Three Most Important Words of Wisdom

Episode Date: March 30, 2020

Almost 50 years ago, the Beatles whispered to us some words of wisdom: Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be.One of the most relatable passages in Meditations is actually about just that. Marcus writes about sitting next to someone who smells or has bad breath. You can almost feel his frustration, as if he too has sat on an airplane center seat and had to jostle for the armrests that are clearly his. What is wrong with this person? Can’t they figure out how this works? Do they have to be so rude? And yet, he catches himself. If it’s such a problem, he says, then talk to them about it. Or you know what? Just let it go. As he writes, “You always own the option of having no opinion. There is never any need to get worked up or to trouble your soul about things you can't control. These things are not asking to be judged by you. Leave them alone.”It’s worth remembering today and every day. That we can just leave things as they are. We can let them be. We don’t have to get upset. We don’t have to have an opinion. We can listen to those words of wisdom…See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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For more, you can visit us at dailystowach.com. These are the three most important words of wisdom. Almost 50 years ago, the Beatles whispered to us some words of wisdom, let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be. One of the most relatable passages in meditations is actually about just that. Marcus Arellius writes about sitting next to someone who smells or has bad breath. You can almost feel his frustration as if he too has sat on an airplane center seat and had to jostle for the armrests that are clearly his.

What is wrong with this person? Can't they figure out how this works? Do they have to be so rude? And yet he catches himself. If it's such a problem, he says, then talk to them about it. Or you know what? Just let it go.

As he writes, you always own the opinion of having no opinion. There is never any need to get worked up or to trouble your soul about things you can't control. These things are not asking to be judged by you. Leave them alone. It's worth remembering today and every day that we can just leave things as they are. We can let them be. We don't have to get upset. We don't have to have an opinion. We can listen to those words of wisdom. Hey, it's Ryan Holiday. If you're looking for some way to wrench some good out of this strange

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