《沉思录·卷七·痛苦与忍受》第13条
Just as it is with the members in those bodies which are united in one, so it is with rational beings which exist separate, for they have been constituted for one co-operation. And the perception of this will be more apparent to thee if thou often sayest to thyself that I am a member [Greek: melos] of the system of rational beings. But if [using the letter _r_] thou sayest that thou art a part [Greek: meros], thou dost not yet love men from thy heart; beneficence does not yet delight thee for its own sake; thou still doest it barely as a thing of propriety, and not yet as doing good to thyself.
注释摘要
这段文字是奥勒留社会伦理思想的核心表述，它围绕一个在斯多葛派内部极其微妙的区分展开：你是把自己看作世界的一个部分，还是看作一个成员。这两个词在希腊文里只是字母r的差别，但马克在注释中特地标出，说明这绝不是随手写下的同义词。 他要讲的是合作的本性。身体的各个肢体天然地联合成一个整体，手指不跟手掌争功，眼睛不嫉妒耳朵的功能。理性的存在者虽然各自分离，却被造物主…