《沉思录·卷十二·此刻即全部》第21条
Consider that before long thou wilt be nobody and nowhere, nor will any of the things exist which thou now seest, nor any of those who are now living. For all things are formed by nature to change and be turned and to perish, in order that other things in continuous succession may exist (ix. 28).
注释摘要
奥勒留在这一条里做的,是在思维上把自我推向彻底的消解。他不先问“死亡是什么感觉”,而是先让“我”连同我所知道的一切都归零:你将不复存在,你所见的事物也将消失,所有现在活着的人也将逝去。这不是一句感伤的感叹,而是一步严密的推理前提。他的逻辑在于,一旦我们看清这个结果不可避免——不仅我,连我周遭的世界都注定不存在——那么此刻的焦虑与执着就丧失了根基。你不是被从…