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The story of Rasputin and his role in toppling a 300-year old dynasty is fascinating for an often overlooked reason:
An illiterate peasant under monarchal rule, he was the epitome of powerless.
An illiterate peasant under monarchal rule, he was the epitome of powerless.
We resent the power hierarchies we live under in our democracy, but they are not shackles.
In monarchal Russia, your birth was your destiny. At least, if you accepted it as such.
In monarchal Russia, your birth was your destiny. At least, if you accepted it as such.
Rasputin rose from utter insignificance—a peasant in the boondocks—to the tsar and tsarina’s confidant during a time when such upward mobility was near blasphemy.
We often focus on external obstacles and institutional unfairness, but the most powerful determinant of your life is...you.
If all you ever see are obstacles, you miss the mysterious essence of individual power that is required to overcome those obstacles.
If all you ever see are obstacles, you miss the mysterious essence of individual power that is required to overcome those obstacles.
Rasputin was not a noble figure, but is inspiring for how rabidly he refused to accept his station in life.
He did not protest or lament—he took.
He did not protest or lament—he took.
Your life may be terribly unfair, but I’ll tell you a truth few will: no one cares.
Some feign care because it’s lucrative, some will show genuine compassion. Yet, at the very end, few will negate their needs for yours.
What you want must always be earned.
Some feign care because it’s lucrative, some will show genuine compassion. Yet, at the very end, few will negate their needs for yours.
What you want must always be earned.
Rasputin’s story isn’t some idyllic bootstrap-pulling fairytale.
It’s proof there is an unalienable power within you, and if you’d only stop petulantly waiting for the world to care, that world could be yours.
It’s proof there is an unalienable power within you, and if you’d only stop petulantly waiting for the world to care, that world could be yours.
