The Most Beautiful Model Of A Perfect Life

<p>Marcus Aurelius’s father died when he was young. But then this young boy who was cursed by tragedy received a great gift. A gift that all children who have received it know to be one of the most incredible things in the world: a loving step-father.</p><p>Ernest Renan wrote that, more than his teachers and tutors, “Marcus had a single master whom he revered above them all, and that was Antoninus.” All his adult life, Marcus strived to be a disciple of his adoptive stepfather. While he lived, Marcus saw him, Renan said, as “the most beautiful model of a perfect life.”</p><p>---</p><p>And in today’s audiobook reading, we hear in Marcus Aurelius’s own words what he learned from and thought about Antoninus, and he admired him so.&nbsp;</p><p>🌳 Happy Father’s Day to everyone! Just an FYI, we also send out a daily email (and<a href="https://click.convertkit-mail.com/zlu62gmq6xanh43p63vhm/owhkhqhrk03nm6iv/aHR0cHM6Ly9wb2RjYXN0cy5hcHBsZS5jb20vdXMvcG9kY2FzdC90aGUtZGFpbHktZGFkL2lkMTQ5MDAwNzQ4Nw==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> daily podcast</a>) about parenting over at<a href="https://click.convertkit-mail.com/zlu62gmq6xanh43p63vhm/z2hghnh34m9727fp/aHR0cDovL2RhaWx5ZGFkLmNvbS8=" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> DailyDad.com</a>. We’d love to have you join us!</p><p>✉️ Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: <a href="http://dailystoic.com/dailyemail" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail</a></p><p>🏛 Check out the <a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Daily Stoic Store</a> for Stoic inspired products, signed books, and more.</p><p>📱 Follow us: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a>, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="