《沉思录·卷九·不义与虚妄》第33条
All that thou seest will quickly perish, and those who have been spectators of its dissolution will very soon perish too. And he who dies at the extremest old age will be brought into the same condition with him who died prematurely.
注释摘要
奥勒留在这一条里将目光从个体的死亡焦虑移开，投向一种更宏阔、也更冰冷的视野。他所做的推理分两层，一层承接一层。第一句说，你目力所及的万事万物，都在急剧地走向朽坏；不仅物，连观看这朽坏过程的人自身，也同样迅疾地朽坏。他在强调一个无差别的速度感——消逝者与见证消逝者，都处在同一个奔流不止的序列当中。这里面没有给旁观者留任何安全距离。你站在岸上看河水，但脚下的岸…