《沉思录·卷七·痛苦与忍受》第64条
In every pain let this thought be present, that there is no dishonor in it, nor does it make the governing intelligence worse, for it does not damage the intelligence either so far as the intelligence is rational or so far as it is social. Indeed in the case of most pains let this remark of Epicurus aid thee, that pain is neither intolerable nor everlasting, if thou bearest in mind that it has its limits, and if thou addest nothing to it in imagination: and remember this too, that we do not perceive that many things which are disagreeable to us are the same as pain, such as excessive drowsiness, and the being scorched by heat, and the having no appetite. When then thou art discontented about any of these things, say to thyself that thou art yielding to pain.
注释摘要
这条札记的核心是一次针对疼痛的解剖式训练。奥勒留先拿起的是斯多葛派自己的手术刀。他告诉我们，面对任何一种痛苦，首先要确认一件事：痛苦之中没有道德的耻辱，它也不会让主宰能力变坏。主宰能力，这是斯多葛派心理学里最关键的概念，指的是人的理性灵魂中那个能做判断、做选择和下达同意指令的部分。痛苦是一种身体的感觉，属于外在的、不可控的范围。只要主宰能力没有因为痛苦而做…