1 00:00:16,040 --> 00:00:18,680 Speaker 1: Yes, Yes, I am Dramos and this is the Street 2 00:00:18,720 --> 00:00:22,119 Speaker 1: Stoic Podcast, bring you your daily dose of timeless stoke 3 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:26,360 Speaker 1: philosophy remix for the hip hop generation. We are combining 4 00:00:26,400 --> 00:00:28,880 Speaker 1: in ancient philosophy with lyrics and quotes from some of 5 00:00:28,920 --> 00:00:32,479 Speaker 1: the greatest who ever grace a microphone. Now, with that 6 00:00:32,560 --> 00:00:35,120 Speaker 1: in mind, let's get things started with your daily shot 7 00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:44,320 Speaker 1: of inspiration. Now today, we're gonna be focusing all around 8 00:00:44,360 --> 00:00:50,800 Speaker 1: the stoic idea of focusing on what you can control. 9 00:00:51,280 --> 00:00:54,280 Speaker 1: And fair warning, we're gonna get a little bit dark 10 00:00:54,360 --> 00:00:57,400 Speaker 1: on today's show. We're gonna talk about death just a bit. 11 00:00:58,080 --> 00:01:00,920 Speaker 1: And Man, the quote that I had kind of come 12 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 1: to mind or had come across I should say when 13 00:01:03,640 --> 00:01:08,280 Speaker 1: Prepam was from Tupac and he says death is not 14 00:01:08,520 --> 00:01:12,560 Speaker 1: the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what 15 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:19,920 Speaker 1: dies inside while still alive. Never surrender. And I think, 16 00:01:19,959 --> 00:01:22,480 Speaker 1: obviously because it's coming from someone like Pac, he's no 17 00:01:22,520 --> 00:01:24,440 Speaker 1: longer with us, and he sort of lived his life 18 00:01:24,600 --> 00:01:28,040 Speaker 1: with this notion that he wasn't going to be with 19 00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:29,840 Speaker 1: us for very long, right, that was kind of the 20 00:01:30,160 --> 00:01:32,560 Speaker 1: way that he operated. He's kind of had this premonition 21 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:36,000 Speaker 1: if you will right, And I think it's interesting coming 22 00:01:36,040 --> 00:01:41,199 Speaker 1: from him accepting the idea of death and talking about 23 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:44,880 Speaker 1: the part that he's in control of. Right. Talks about, 24 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:48,040 Speaker 1: you know, the greatest loss being what dies inside of 25 00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:51,200 Speaker 1: you while you're still alive, you know, and recognizing that 26 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 1: that part you're in control of, that part of yourself 27 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:56,080 Speaker 1: you can fight to keep alive. Right. We all have 28 00:01:56,160 --> 00:01:59,000 Speaker 1: this sort of fear of death, yet we don't realize 29 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 1: how often we are killing off parts of ourselves by 30 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:04,640 Speaker 1: not doing what makes us happy. Right. And this leads 31 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:06,720 Speaker 1: to a quote from one of the Stokes Epictetus, where 32 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:11,000 Speaker 1: he says, I cannot escape death, but at least I 33 00:02:11,040 --> 00:02:15,840 Speaker 1: can escape fear of it. And again we're talking about 34 00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:18,400 Speaker 1: this thing that we have zero control over when it 35 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:21,160 Speaker 1: comes to death. And I think not living in fear 36 00:02:21,160 --> 00:02:23,760 Speaker 1: of death is the idea of acceptance. And when you 37 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:27,239 Speaker 1: accept it and when you recognize that your time is limited, 38 00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:31,880 Speaker 1: it allows you to sort of begin to recognize life 39 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:34,680 Speaker 1: for how precious it really is. Right, how precious the 40 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:36,920 Speaker 1: present moment is, the time that you do have with 41 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:39,400 Speaker 1: loved ones, the time that you have here on this 42 00:02:39,480 --> 00:02:42,280 Speaker 1: earth to experience as much as you possibly can, to 43 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:45,200 Speaker 1: potentially help as many people as you can. Right, all 44 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:48,000 Speaker 1: of that needs to be done with immediacy, because again, 45 00:02:48,200 --> 00:02:51,520 Speaker 1: tomorrow is not promised. And this is something I relate 46 00:02:51,560 --> 00:02:53,200 Speaker 1: to on such a deep level because it's something I'm 47 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:57,680 Speaker 1: so sort of cognizant, unaware of the way that I work, 48 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:00,800 Speaker 1: the way that I sort of am am is active 49 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:04,240 Speaker 1: in doing something. You know, it's me making sure that 50 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:07,400 Speaker 1: I'm taking advantage of this, this sort of gift of life. 51 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:11,720 Speaker 1: And I also think in terms of legacy and what 52 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:14,600 Speaker 1: do I want sort of my impact on the world 53 00:03:14,639 --> 00:03:18,400 Speaker 1: to be. And for me, it's really important to sort 54 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:22,320 Speaker 1: of leave behind something for for for any person that 55 00:03:23,240 --> 00:03:26,120 Speaker 1: is in need of maybe inspiration or any person that 56 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:28,720 Speaker 1: is looking for more from me. I want to make 57 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:31,800 Speaker 1: sure that I've done my part. I've you know, left 58 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:33,760 Speaker 1: my mark in that way where I've I've sort of 59 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:37,000 Speaker 1: left these things behind that can hopefully inspire others to 60 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:40,720 Speaker 1: come long after I'm gone. Right, And even Tubac is 61 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:42,440 Speaker 1: a great example of that, right, the way that he 62 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:45,760 Speaker 1: recorded music, you know, in such an intense way. He 63 00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:48,760 Speaker 1: has so much content out there, you know, after his 64 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:51,080 Speaker 1: death as far as musicals, there's somebody like Nipsey Hustle, 65 00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:53,040 Speaker 1: who I look up to, you know. I read how 66 00:03:53,160 --> 00:03:55,280 Speaker 1: Nipsey used to always kind of say yes to any 67 00:03:55,320 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 1: and every interview just so he can sort of always 68 00:03:58,360 --> 00:04:01,080 Speaker 1: have that content out there that he can leave behind 69 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:03,600 Speaker 1: sort of something for anybody who wanted to find it. 70 00:04:03,720 --> 00:04:06,880 Speaker 1: And I know for me it's been incredible inspiration. And 71 00:04:06,920 --> 00:04:09,600 Speaker 1: every time I'm lacking inspiration, I can go back and 72 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:11,640 Speaker 1: find one of those old interviews or dig up one 73 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:13,880 Speaker 1: that I've never seen before, because he did so much. 74 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:15,400 Speaker 1: And that's the way that I operate. I want to 75 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:18,080 Speaker 1: make sure I leave behind as much as humanly possible 76 00:04:18,080 --> 00:04:22,200 Speaker 1: that can hopefully impact the world to come. And in 77 00:04:22,320 --> 00:04:24,560 Speaker 1: doing that, I have to be hyper present in how 78 00:04:24,560 --> 00:04:27,799 Speaker 1: I spend my time. I have to be making sure 79 00:04:27,839 --> 00:04:30,919 Speaker 1: that I am prioritizing what makes me happy, right, that 80 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:34,320 Speaker 1: I am making time for it, that I am putting 81 00:04:34,320 --> 00:04:36,320 Speaker 1: in the work, putting in the time, putting in the effort, 82 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:39,000 Speaker 1: and that I'm not thinking that tomorrow is promised right. 83 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:41,400 Speaker 1: And I think that's sort of the idea of focusing 84 00:04:41,400 --> 00:04:43,680 Speaker 1: on what we can control when it comes to our 85 00:04:43,720 --> 00:04:47,720 Speaker 1: relationship with death and how it should inspire us, rather 86 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:50,560 Speaker 1: than sort of cause a sense of fear within us. 87 00:04:50,640 --> 00:04:53,120 Speaker 1: Right now, we have heard the words of Tupac, you've 88 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:55,359 Speaker 1: heard from one of the Stokes epictetis. I've sort of 89 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:57,800 Speaker 1: giving you an insight into just my thought process when 90 00:04:57,839 --> 00:05:01,000 Speaker 1: it comes to creation and how I attack each and 91 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:03,520 Speaker 1: every day. Now, let's talk about how you can make 92 00:05:03,560 --> 00:05:06,039 Speaker 1: it your mantra for today. But first it's take a 93 00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:19,679 Speaker 1: quick break and then we'll be right back. So today 94 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:23,240 Speaker 1: we are focusing on the Stoic idea of focusing on 95 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:26,200 Speaker 1: what you can control. And we've heard the words of Tupac, 96 00:05:26,279 --> 00:05:28,400 Speaker 1: you've heard from one of the Stokes Epictetus. I've given 97 00:05:28,400 --> 00:05:31,280 Speaker 1: you some insight into my own mindset when it comes 98 00:05:31,320 --> 00:05:35,000 Speaker 1: to this idea around death and the parts of it 99 00:05:35,040 --> 00:05:37,400 Speaker 1: that we can sort of learn and and you know, 100 00:05:37,480 --> 00:05:40,760 Speaker 1: take back our control from. Now let's talk about how 101 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:43,159 Speaker 1: you can make it your mantra for today. And I 102 00:05:43,160 --> 00:05:46,320 Speaker 1: think first and foremost we have heard this this quote 103 00:05:46,360 --> 00:05:49,280 Speaker 1: over and over again right in some way, shape or form. 104 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:53,440 Speaker 1: But it's just an important reminder that we need to 105 00:05:53,440 --> 00:05:57,520 Speaker 1: stop living like tomorrow is promised. It's just not. There 106 00:05:57,560 --> 00:05:59,719 Speaker 1: are so many people who are are going to bed 107 00:06:00,640 --> 00:06:04,560 Speaker 1: and thinking that they have a whole nother day ahead 108 00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:06,640 Speaker 1: of them, a whole life ahead of them, and in fact, 109 00:06:06,760 --> 00:06:09,320 Speaker 1: is going to be the last time that they lay 110 00:06:09,360 --> 00:06:12,120 Speaker 1: their head on that pillow. And eventually, one day that's 111 00:06:12,279 --> 00:06:15,200 Speaker 1: neverbly going to be all of us, And we can't 112 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:18,719 Speaker 1: control the fact that one day we will no longer 113 00:06:18,760 --> 00:06:22,800 Speaker 1: be here. But with all of that information in mind, right, 114 00:06:22,920 --> 00:06:24,960 Speaker 1: knowing that our time is limited here, what are we 115 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:27,719 Speaker 1: going to now do with that information? That's sort of 116 00:06:27,800 --> 00:06:32,719 Speaker 1: blessing of knowing that every moment counts. What are we 117 00:06:32,880 --> 00:06:35,640 Speaker 1: going to do with that piece of information? And that's 118 00:06:35,680 --> 00:06:38,200 Speaker 1: the part that you are in control of. You can 119 00:06:38,320 --> 00:06:41,040 Speaker 1: either succumb to the fear of death and the fear 120 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:45,680 Speaker 1: of life itself, or you can recognize that because your 121 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:48,359 Speaker 1: time is precious, because your time is limited here, that 122 00:06:48,440 --> 00:06:50,480 Speaker 1: means that you need to take advantage of it and 123 00:06:50,520 --> 00:06:53,840 Speaker 1: you need to allow yourself to take the risks necessary 124 00:06:53,880 --> 00:06:57,440 Speaker 1: in order to live a happy life. Right understanding that 125 00:06:58,160 --> 00:07:00,880 Speaker 1: each moment could be your last, So why the hell 126 00:07:00,880 --> 00:07:02,880 Speaker 1: would you waste any of it? And I think that's 127 00:07:02,920 --> 00:07:06,840 Speaker 1: sort of the greater idea that we are talking about here, right, 128 00:07:06,960 --> 00:07:09,680 Speaker 1: to recap all we've been saying, I mean, Tupac is 129 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:14,560 Speaker 1: talking about how death isn't even the greatest loss in life, right. Instead, 130 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:18,880 Speaker 1: it's the people who allow themselves to die on the 131 00:07:18,920 --> 00:07:22,360 Speaker 1: inside by not living up to their full potential, by 132 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:26,480 Speaker 1: not seizing the day. Those people are living the greatest 133 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:29,280 Speaker 1: loss in this life. That they are given this gift 134 00:07:29,360 --> 00:07:32,440 Speaker 1: of being alive, of being able to fight another day, 135 00:07:32,720 --> 00:07:35,360 Speaker 1: yet they choose to waste it by doing things that 136 00:07:35,400 --> 00:07:38,360 Speaker 1: don't make them happy, by living a life that is 137 00:07:38,560 --> 00:07:41,600 Speaker 1: not worthy of them, right, by just simply wasting their 138 00:07:41,680 --> 00:07:44,640 Speaker 1: time here on this earth. And I love that last 139 00:07:44,640 --> 00:07:47,440 Speaker 1: part in the line where he says, never surrender the 140 00:07:47,520 --> 00:07:50,640 Speaker 1: idea that you keep fighting for yourself each and every 141 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:53,800 Speaker 1: day until you literally are not here to fight anymore, 142 00:07:53,880 --> 00:07:55,520 Speaker 1: and that's all you're in control of at the end 143 00:07:55,520 --> 00:07:57,880 Speaker 1: of the day. Again, we talk about focusing on what 144 00:07:57,960 --> 00:08:02,080 Speaker 1: you can control. You cannot control when the battle is 145 00:08:02,120 --> 00:08:05,239 Speaker 1: a nettedly over right, when this battle of life is done, 146 00:08:05,840 --> 00:08:08,880 Speaker 1: you can't control that. But what you can control is 147 00:08:09,160 --> 00:08:11,280 Speaker 1: the fact that you got up each and every day 148 00:08:11,560 --> 00:08:14,760 Speaker 1: ready to fight for what makes you happy. And that's 149 00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:17,120 Speaker 1: all that we can ask for in this life. And 150 00:08:17,240 --> 00:08:20,800 Speaker 1: epictetis talking about the idea of not being able to 151 00:08:20,920 --> 00:08:23,320 Speaker 1: escape death right again, it is the faith that all 152 00:08:23,400 --> 00:08:27,040 Speaker 1: men face, but at least he can escape his fear 153 00:08:27,120 --> 00:08:29,280 Speaker 1: of it, right, and rather than living in fear of it, 154 00:08:29,680 --> 00:08:34,000 Speaker 1: use it as motivation to live a life worth living. Right, 155 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:36,120 Speaker 1: and even for me, the way that I view all 156 00:08:36,160 --> 00:08:38,360 Speaker 1: of these things, you know, I'm very cognizant of the 157 00:08:38,400 --> 00:08:41,320 Speaker 1: fact that I don't know what tomorrow is going to bring. 158 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:43,760 Speaker 1: I don't know if there's even going to be a tomorrow, 159 00:08:44,080 --> 00:08:45,960 Speaker 1: And that's why I operate the way that I do 160 00:08:46,040 --> 00:08:47,760 Speaker 1: on a daily basis, where I try to make the 161 00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:50,200 Speaker 1: most of it. I try and do all the things 162 00:08:50,200 --> 00:08:52,080 Speaker 1: that I love doing each and every day. I try 163 00:08:52,080 --> 00:08:54,640 Speaker 1: to surround myself by people that I love. I do 164 00:08:54,720 --> 00:08:57,800 Speaker 1: my best to just keep creating with the goal of 165 00:08:58,440 --> 00:09:00,960 Speaker 1: knowing that one day I'm not going to be here 166 00:09:01,000 --> 00:09:03,000 Speaker 1: to do that anymore. So I need to take advantage 167 00:09:03,040 --> 00:09:05,120 Speaker 1: of the time that I have now and also knowing 168 00:09:05,120 --> 00:09:07,720 Speaker 1: that while I may not live forever, I could create 169 00:09:07,800 --> 00:09:11,480 Speaker 1: work that goes on to inspire others long after I'm gone, 170 00:09:11,559 --> 00:09:15,760 Speaker 1: And to me that is so energizing and so damn inspiring, 171 00:09:15,800 --> 00:09:17,760 Speaker 1: and it keeps me motivated to make the most of 172 00:09:17,840 --> 00:09:21,439 Speaker 1: each and every day. Again, we are not in control 173 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:24,520 Speaker 1: of when our time is up, but what we are 174 00:09:24,559 --> 00:09:27,280 Speaker 1: in control of is what we do with that information. 175 00:09:27,760 --> 00:09:30,520 Speaker 1: If we can use it as motivation to live the 176 00:09:30,559 --> 00:09:32,600 Speaker 1: life that we were meant to live. You know that 177 00:09:32,760 --> 00:09:35,920 Speaker 1: part we are in control of, so that choice is 178 00:09:35,960 --> 00:09:38,480 Speaker 1: yours at the end of the day. And with that said, 179 00:09:38,720 --> 00:09:41,240 Speaker 1: thank you so much for checking out the Street stokee podcast. 180 00:09:41,480 --> 00:09:43,560 Speaker 1: Do your best to apply this concept that we discussed 181 00:09:43,559 --> 00:09:46,320 Speaker 1: INTOA everyday life and I will catch you next time. 182 00:09:54,320 --> 00:09:57,920 Speaker 1: The Street Stoke Podcast is a production of Iheart's Micatura 183 00:09:58,160 --> 00:10:01,880 Speaker 1: podcast network.