《沉思录·卷六·宇宙即变化》第27条
How cruel it is not to allow men to strive After the things which appear to them to be suitable to their nature and profitable! And yet in a manner thou dost not allow them to do this, when thou art vexed because they do wrong. For they are certainly moved towards things because they suppose them to be suitable to their nature and profitable to them. But it is not so. Teach them then, and show them without being angry.
注释摘要
奥勒留在这里所揭露的，是一种我们几乎每天都在犯，却难以自我察觉的道德错误。他让我们看到，当一个人做错事，比如撒谎、贪婪或背叛时，我们内心涌起的愤怒，其实包含着一种隐秘的残忍。我们不只是反对错误本身，我们在情绪上拒绝了那个人按照他自己的认知去追求他认为好的东西。奥勒留的推理极为精准：任何人的每一个行动，无论在我们看来多么荒谬或邪恶，都是因为他心里认定那东西是…