The Ancient Man Who Heard a Stoic God Speak to Him | Smarter While You Sleep

<p>🎥 <a href="https://www.patreon.com/GrandpaHuxley/posts/custom-episode-3-169039152?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_fan&utm_content=web_share">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Commission your own custom Grandpa Huxley vid here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>👋 Support me <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/033yM59LUygL9RZp8ndqeU?si=wg6Ehly-QlyEbpFlFYRNtA">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here on Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/61586192199061/support/?surface=permalink_subscribe_url&entrypoint_surface=comet_permalink">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>, or <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/GrandpaHuxley/membership">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on Patreon⁠⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p>He had everything. The oldest name in Rome, more gold than he could count, and two sons crowned on the same morning. Then a frightened king took it all, and locked him in a cell to die. And there, in the dark, a woman who was not there sat down beside him and told him the one thing the world can never take. This is the story of Boethius, and the little book he wrote while waiting to be killed, the book that went on to outlive the empire that murdered him. He never knew he won. Tonight, we find out how.</p><p><br></p><p>If these Sleep Stories help your night, don&#39;t forget to subscribe so the next story can find you when you need it most.</p><p><br></p><p>And tell me, nightlings, when you dream, do you dream in color, or in black and white? Or are you one of the souls who never remembers a single dream at all? Drop it in the comments. I love reading them as you drift off.</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wA_DKDSLgRHyWrRKMHYxUEhVSdhFijnPDsEn1w1HdII/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Sources</a></p><p><br></p><p>This video is a sleep documentary from the Grandpa Huxley Wisdom for Sleep Network.</p><p><br></p><p>DISCLAIMER ⚠️</p><p>This video is for informational &amp; entertainment purposes only. It explores psychological &amp; historical concepts but is not professional advice (legal, medical, or otherwise).</p><p><br></p><p>#GrandpaHuxley #Boethius #SleepStory #Stoicism #WisdomForSleep #ConsolationOfPhilosophy #SleepDocumentary #BedtimeStoryForAdults</p>