《沉思录·卷四·退隐于自己的心》第6条
It is natural that these things should be done by such persons, it is a matter of necessity; and if a man will not have it so, he will not allow the fig-tree to have juice. But by all means bear this in mind, that within a very short time both thou and he will be dead; and soon not even your names will be left behind.
注释摘要
这段话处理的,是一个极为具体却又极其普遍的情境:别人做了错事,你感到愤怒或受伤害。奥勒留的回应方式,完全避开了世间的道德谴责,转而用一种自然哲学的眼光来看待人的行为。 “这样的事由这样的人来做,是自然的,是一种必然。”这句话的起点,是把人的行为纳入自然因果的链条之中。在斯多葛体系里,每个人的行为都由他自己的“主宰能力”,也就是hegemonikon的状态所…