Seeing Things Their Way: A Stoic Guide to Compassion

In this Daily Stoic episode we read Marcus Aurelius and reflect on Socrates' idea that people who do wrong believe they are right. By considering others' notions of good and evil, we can replace anger with compassion and better understand their motives. Using historical examples, the episode urges slowing down, looking from multiple perspectives, and thinking before reacting so we respond with tolerance rather than immediate judgment.