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Check Your Privilege
Focusing on the Daily Stoic Meditation for July 28 — Check Your Privilege, as outlined by Ryan Holiday in the bestseller 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance and the Art Of Living.
“Some people are sharp and others dull; some are raised in a better environment, others in worse, the latter, having inferior habits and nurture, will require more by way of proof and careful instruction to master these teachings and to be formed by them — in the same way that bodies in a bad state must be given a great deal of care when perfect health is sought.”
— MUSONIUS RUFUS, LECTURES, 1.1.33–1.3.1–3.
Life isn’t easy for everyone.
This statement is pretty obvious, right? Life isn’t easy for everyone — you don’t need me to tell you that.
Everyone has different experiences, different family life and different upbringings. For some people, they have a great life — financial stability, a loving family and a fun childhood. They’ve had the privilege of education and learning too. For others, they’re not as lucky.
Not everyone has the advantages you’ve had, and you yourself may not have had many advantages. Remember that life isn’t easy for everyone.
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