The Daily Stoic - We Are Chosen For Things

Episode Date: February 16, 2021

“It’s one of the most incredible stories in all of history. A young boy, out of nowhere, is chosen to be the emperor of most of the known world.”Ryan details one of history’s greatest fables, and launches the pre-order for his newest book, on today’s Daily Stoic Podcast.Pre-order The Boy Who Would Be King, our newest release at Daily Stoic, written by Ryan Holiday in the depths of the pandemic (not unlike the one Marcus ruled through), this new beautifully crafted book is available for preorder now. As a special bonus, if you order this book before March 9th, 2021, you’ll get a FREE audiobook version as well. Go to dailystoic.com/king to pre-order now and you’ll automatically get the free book.***If you enjoyed this week’s podcast, we’d love for you to leave a review on Apple Podcasts. It helps with our visibility, and the more people listen to the podcast, the more we can invest into it and make it even better.Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: http://DailyStoic.com/signupFollow Daily Stoic:Twitter: https://twitter.com/dailystoicInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/Facebook: http://facebook.com/dailystoicYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/dailystoicSee 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 dailystowup.com. We are chosen for things. It's one of the most incredible stories in all of history. A young boy out of nowhere is chosen to be the emperor of most of the known world. chosen to be the emperor of most of the known world. Hadrian, without an heir, chose Marcus Aurelius to succeed him. But he knew that no one was born ready for the job, so he arranged for Marcus's education. He would adopt Antoninus Pius, then 51 years old, who would in turn adopt Marcus Aurelius.

One would hold the others place while he trained and tutored him. The greatest philosophers in Rome were assigned to teach Marcus to Junius Rousticus, Cornelius Fronto, Claudius Severus, and Herodus Atticus. They all threw themselves into the almost inhuman task of preparing someone for absolute power. It's a parable for life, really. The God's fate, someone chooses something for us, calls us to something, will we answer, will we step up, will we achieve the greatness within us. Marcus Aurelius did absolute power not only didn't corrupt, it made him better. We marvel at him centuries later. This man who thought he would not be remembered, who thought that

posthumous fame was worthless, and yet today he stands more famous than ever. A hero. To millions. Well, I have exciting news. This parable one that has so influenced me, that I so marvel at, is now the subject of my latest book, illustrated and told for all ages. Here at Daily's Duk, I have been working all throughout the pandemic, not unlike Marcus Arellius during the Antonin Plague, on a beautiful and crafted new book that you can pre-order now. It's called The Boy Who Would Be King. It's a hundred pages of text and beautiful illustrations done by my friend, the illustrator Victor Ujas,

who's worked, you might have seen, enrolling stone, and it's the first book we've ever published here ourselves the Daily Stove. And as a special bonus if you pre-order the boy who would be king now or anytime before March 9th 2021 I'll give you the audiobook as well. Simply check it out here at dailystovec.com slash king. Pre-order and you automatically get the free audiobook. It's a timeless tale told for all ages that makes for a great book. Probably the question I get more than any other here at Daily Stoke is how can I tell my kids about stoicism. Well this is one attempt to do that. I can't wait for you to

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