《沉思录·卷七·痛苦与忍受》第22条
It is peculiar to man to love even those who do wrong. And this happens, if when they do wrong it occurs to thee that they are kinsmen, and that they do wrong through ignorance and unintentionally, and that soon both of you will die; and above all, that the wrong-doer has done thee no harm, for he has not made thy ruling faculty worse than it was before.
注释摘要
这段话展示了一种通过认知来重新框架他人之错的完整治疗过程。奥勒留不是鼓励软弱或放弃正义，而是在指出一条通往内心平静的切实可行的道路。其推理层层推进，首先断言爱犯错者属于人之特性，然后铺设了达成此态的四个步骤，它们既是理由，又是方法。 第一步是提醒自己，对方与我是同类。此处的称呼很具体，不是泛泛的“同胞”，而是“kinsmen”，即亲属。这直接触及斯多葛派的…