《沉思录·卷五·天未亮就起身》第24条
Think of the universal substance, of which thou hast a very small portion; and of universal time, of which a short and indivisible interval has been assigned to thee; and of that which is fixed by destiny, and how small a part of it thou art.
注释摘要
这一段是奥勒留给自己的一剂猛药,也是一幅极简的宇宙缩略图。他在这短短一句话里摊开了三条几乎平行延伸的否定自我的道路,让你在面对任何情绪风暴时,都能借由这个全景镜头立刻消解掉那个过于膨胀的自我感。他在说的是:你以为自己很大,很要紧,你的得失、愤怒、焦灼填满了整个意识,但你其实只是宇宙躯体上一粒尘埃,只是无穷时间轴上一个几乎无法再分割的瞬间。他让你先想宇宙的实…