《沉思录·卷十·顺应整体》第21条
"The earth loves the shower;" and "the solemn ether loves;" and the universe loves to make whatever is about to be. I say then to the universe, that I love as thou lovest. And is not this too said that "this or that loves [is wont] to be produced?"
注释摘要
奥勒留在这里援引了两句古诗，讲的是宇宙间一种根本性的亲和。大地爱阵雨，庄严的以太也爱着什么——这里的爱不是多愁善感的情绪，而是指一种自然的、内在的归属与契合，是事物按其本性趋向于彼此联结、互相成就的那种必然性。同样，宇宙热爱创造一切将要生成的东西。这不是一个外在的神明心血来潮，而是宇宙理性（logos）本身的运作方式：生生不息，使潜在成为现实，使尚未存在的…