《沉思录·卷八·行事与本分》第47条
If thou art pained by any external thing, it is not this thing that disturbs thee, but thy own judgment about it. And it is in thy power to wipe out this judgment now. But if anything in thy own disposition gives thee pain, who hinders thee from correcting thy opinion? And even if thou art pained because thou art not doing some particular thing which seems to thee to be right, why dost thou not rather act than complain?--But some insuperable obstacle is in the way?--Do not be grieved then, for the cause of its not being done depends not on thee.--But it is not worth while to live, if this cannot be done.--Take thy departure then from life contentedly, just as he dies who is in full activity, and well pleased too with the things which are obstacles.
注释摘要
在这里，奥勒留进行了一次极其冷静的、层层递进的内省推理，其核心是斯多葛派心理学中最根本的一条原理：让我们痛苦的从来不是外部事件本身，而是我们对于这些事件的判断。他在这个段落里亲自演练了如何将这一原理应用到各种可能的内心困境中去。 他首先定下基调：任何外在事物让你痛苦，那扰乱你的并非该事物，而是你关于它的“判断”。在斯多葛派的灵魂学说里，人的“主宰能力”在接…