《沉思录·卷五·天未亮就起身》第29条
As thou intendest to live when them art gone out, ... so it is in thy power to live here. But if men do not permit thee, then get away out of life, yet so as if thou wert suffering no harm. The house is smoky, and I quit it. Why dost thou think that this is any trouble? But so long as nothing of the kind drives me out, I remain, am free, and no man shall hinder me from doing what I choose; and I choose to do what is according to the nature of the rational and social animal.
注释摘要
奥勒留在这一条里说了一种很极端也很斯多葛式的自由观。他的推理是这样的：你既然打算在离开人世之后以某种方式存在，那么你现在同样可以以那种方式活在这里。这句话有点费解，他指的是一个斯多葛派常常使用的思想练习——想象自己已经死去，想象自己的生命已经终结，然后反过来问：如果那时候的灵魂状态（或不存在状态）是你可以接受的，那你此刻为什么不能以同样的泰然活在此地？这个…