Размышления
Book 10
Everythingthathappensiseitherendurableornot.
Ifit’sendurable,thenendureit.Stopcomplaining.
Ifit’sunendurable...thenstopcomplaining.Yourdestructionwillmeanitsendaswell.
Justremember:youcanendureanythingyourmindcanmakeendurable,bytreatingitasinyourinteresttodoso.
Inyourinterest,orinyournature.
4.Ifthey’vemadeamistake,correctthemgentlyandshowthemwheretheywentwrong.Ifyoucan’tdothat,thentheblamelieswithyou.Ornoone.
5.Whateverhappenstoyouhasbeenwaitingtohappensincethebeginningoftime.Thetwiningstrandsoffatewovebothofthemtogether:yourownexistenceandthethingsthathappentoyou.
6.Whetherit’satomsornature,thefirstthingtobesaidisthis:Iamapartofaworldcontrolledbynature.Secondly:thatIhavearelationshipwithother,similarparts.AndwiththatinmindIhavenoright,asapart,tocomplainaboutwhatisassignedmebythewhole.Becausewhatbenefitsthewholecan’tharmtheparts,andthewholedoesnothingthatdoesn’tbenefitit.That’satraitsharedbyallnatures,butthenatureoftheworldisdefinedbyasecondcharacteristicaswell:nooutsideforcecancompelittocauseitselfharm.
SobykeepinginmindthewholeIformapartof,I’llacceptwhateverhappens.