It’s Okay To Ask For Help

<p>It’s the strongest and the most helpful among us that often have the most trouble asking for help. The frontline responders know that their duty is to rush toward the bang, while others run away. <a href='https://dailydad.com/how-the-first-year-of-fatherhood-changed-me/?utm_source=convertkit&amp;utm_medium=convertkit&amp;utm_campaign=ask-for-help'>A parent knows</a> that they put their own interests and needs behind those of their children. The person who others rely on to be cheerful and fun can feel like they have no one to express their sorrow and pain to. </p><p>Yes, a Stoic is strong. Yes, a Stoic is brave. Yes, a Stoic <a href='https://prints.dailystoic.com/products/summum-bonum?utm_source=convertkit&amp;utm_medium=convertkit&amp;utm_campaign=ask-for-help'>does their duty</a>—without complaint, without hesitation. A Stoic carries the load, <a href='https://prints.dailystoic.com/products/sympatheia?utm_source=convertkit&amp;utm_medium=convertkit&amp;utm_campaign=ask-for-help'>and willingly carries the load for others</a> when necessary. But they also have to be able to ask for help. Because sometimes that’s the <a href='https://dailystoic.com/go-ahead-and-let-it-out/'>strongest and bravest thing to do</a>. </p><p>“Don’t be ashamed to need help,” <a href='https://dailystoic.com/meditations-marcus-aurelius/?utm_source=convertkit&amp;utm_medium=convertkit&amp;utm_campaign=ask-for-help'>Marcus Aurelius wrote</a>. “Like a soldier storming a wall, you have a mission to accomplish. And if you’ve been wounded and you need a comrade to pull you up? So what?”</p><p>Exactly. <em>So what?</em> You’re not looking for a handout. You’re looking for advice. You’re not looking to be exempted. <a href='https://dailystoic.com/you-must-wash-away-this-dust/?utm_source=convertkit&amp;utm_medium=convertkit&amp;utm_campaign=ask-for-help'>You’re getting your wounds treated</a> so you can get back into the fight. You’re not looking to get an unfair advantage over anyone else. You’re taking advantage of the opportunities that were