We have a long history of the Stoics being devastated by things. Cato at the loss of his brother. Marcus and the victims of the plague. Seneca undone by his exile. Stockdale’s body ravaged by 7 years in the Hanoi Hilton.
They did not simply shrug these things off. How could they? They were human beings. While Stoicism promises to help you build an “inner citadel,” a fortress of power and resilience that prepares you for the difficulties of the world, it makes no promises to make you superhuman. A Stoic isn’t someone invincible.. A Stoic is someone who puts themself back together so they can do what needs to be done, for themselves and for others.
The animations in this video are testaments to the Stoics ability to push through difficulty and to be made better for it.
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