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Think about how lucky you are Marcus Aurelius was Wealthy on a scale. You cannot even imagine Seneca to these were men with enormous fortunes and control of Imperial power. They controlled life and death. They had Fame Beyond Fame and yet you are far more blessed and fortunate than they are if Marcus Aurelius wanted to read a book at night think of all the energy and effort that would have been required to fulfill his wish slaves would have to be called torches lit and held it was
Outside think of what was required to keep him warm. If Seneca wanted to travel he had few options and most of them involved serious risk from Pirates to shipwrecks and disease you you get light by flipping a switch. You can hop in your car. You can zip up a hoodie or pull on some socks to minor engineering Marvels that may rival the great Roman aqueducts compare the pandemic of 2022 the antonine plague. Would you rather be poor today or wealthy in?
Rome 2000 years ago, right because you are immensely lucky you have things that wealth and power and fame would not even have dreamed of buying in the ancient world. You have security of comfort you have access and knowledge that the most brilliant doctors of antiquity would have genuinely seen as magic. It is good to remember this. We are incredibly lucky we should be grateful today and every day don't forget to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes or your favorite podcast.
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