Размышления
Book 12
Singular,notplural:
Sunlight.Thoughbrokenupbywallsandmountainsandathousandotherthings.
Substance.Thoughsplitintoathousandforms,variouslyshaped.
Life.Thoughdistributedamongathousanddifferentnatureswiththeirindividuallimitations.
Intelligence.Evenifitseemstobedivided.
Theothercomponents—breath,matter—lackanyawarenessorconnectiontooneanother(yetunityanditsgravitationalpullembracethemtoo).
Butintelligenceisuniquelydrawntowardwhatisakintoit,andjoinswithitinseparably,insharedawareness.
31.Whatisityouwant?Tokeeponbreathing?Whataboutfeeling?desiring?growing?ceasingtogrow?usingyourvoice?thinking?Whichofthemseemsworthhaving?
Butifyoucandowithoutthemall,thencontinuetofollowthelogos,andGod.Totheend.Toprizethoseotherthings—togrievebecausedeathdeprivesusofthem—isanobstacle.
32.Thefractionofinfinity,ofthatvastabyssoftime,allottedtoeachofus.Absorbedinaninstantintoeternity.
Thefractionofallsubstance,andallspirit.
Thefractionofthewholeearthyoucrawlabouton.
Keepallthatinmind,anddon’ttreatanythingasimportantexceptdoingwhatyournaturedemands,andacceptingwhatNaturesendsyou.
33.Howthemindconductsitself.Italldependsonthat