The Great Stoic Philosophy of Snoop Dogg: Why Like Uncle Snoop We Should Thank Ourselves for Doing Stuff
This post inspired my short compilation book, ‘Introducing Ubuntu Stoicism: Gain Joy, Resilience, Productivity, and Defuse Anxiety.’ It’s on Amazon. Order here if in South Africa — or visit your nearest bookstore.
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On 19 November 2018, rapper Snoop Dogg received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In his speech, he thanked himself. To quote part of the speech:
“I want to thank me for believing in me. I want to thank me for doing all this hard work. I want to thank me for having no days off. I want to thank me for never quitting. I want to thank me for always being a giver and trying to give more than I receive. I want to thank me for doing more right than wrong. I want to thank me for being me at all times…”
The video can be found on YouTube under the search “Snoop Dogg I wanna thank me speech.”
That is some cold truth.
His speech made me realise the importance of accumulating everyday activities that help me get closer to achieving my goals and wishes in life.
Am I doing all I can to achieve my goals? Am I going at it daily? Am I working relentlessly hard?
This is the way we can be able to ‘thank ourselves for showing up every day’ like Uncle Snoop.
Here follows the Stoicism of Snoop Dogg.
Simply, Stoicism is an easy ‘tell yourself this because of that’ philosophy.
I doubt if Snoop Dogg considers himself a Stoic. To me though, his speech embodied this ancient Greek philosophy.
It is like Emperor Marcus Aurelius saying to himself that, “If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.”
This is quite simple. Do not do it if it is wrong — because it is wrong. Do it if it is right — because it is right.
That is the obligation we have. It’s virtue.
“Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be — be one.” — Marcus Aurelius
Be this good man every day, because character is displayed in deeds. Character is training daily. Train to be this good man every day. The good man muscle builds in this way.
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This post continues as a revised edition in my short compilation book: ‘Introducing Ubuntu Stoicism: Gain Joy, Resilience, Productivity, and Defuse Anxiety.’ It’s on Amazon. Order here if in South Africa — or visit your nearest bookstore.
