《沉思录·卷九·不义与虚妄》第34条
What are these men's leading principles, and about what kind of things are they busy, and for what kind of reasons do they love and honor? Imagine that thou seest their pool souls laid bare. When they think that they do harm by their blame or good by their praise, what an idea!
注释摘要
奥勒留在这里做的事情，是把我们对他人评价的在意，拉到手术台上剖开来看。他提了一连串问题，但这些问题其实不是在寻找答案，而是在制造距离。他让你去观察那些人的主导原则，也就是他们内心深处真正看重什么、追求什么。他让你去看他们忙忙碌碌所为何事，又是因为什么样的理由去爱、去赞誉、去推崇一个人。这几个追问本身就是一种练习：当你真的试着去想象那个人的内心世界，去把他灵…