《沉思录·卷二·写于格拉努阿河畔》第4条
Remember how long thou hast been putting off these things, and how often thou hast received an opportunity from the gods, and yet dost not use it. Thou must now at last perceive of what universe thou art a part, and of what administrator of the universe thy existence is an efflux, and that a limit of time is fixed for thee, which if thou dost not use for clearing away the clouds from thy mind, it will go and thou wilt go, and it will never return.
注释摘要
这段话是一种清醒的自我催促，用的是记账式的逻辑。奥勒留把自己摆在一个负债者的位置上：欠的不是钱财，是回应。诸神已经一再把机会递过来——每一个清晨、每一次愤怒即将升起又被压住的瞬间、每一个可以选择不被琐事卷走的时刻——他都只是看着，没有伸手去接。拖延在这里不是懒惰，而是对“看见”与“去做”之间那道裂缝的习惯性容忍。他说“你现在终究必须察觉”，那语气像是对一个…