Размышления
Book 5
ButifyoumakeanefforttounderstandwhatI’msaying,thenyouwon’tneedtoworryaboutneglectingyoursocialduty.
7.PrayeroftheAthenians:
Zeus,raindown,raindown
OnthelandandfieldsofAthens.
Eithernoprayersatall—oroneasstraightforwardasthat.
8.Justasyouoverhearpeoplesayingthat"thedoctorprescribedsuch-and-suchforhim"(likeriding,orcoldbaths,orwalkingbarefoot...),saythis:"Natureprescribedillnessforhim."Orblindness.Orthelossofalimb.Orwhatever.There"prescribed"meanssomethinglike"ordered,soastofurtherhisrecovery."Andsotoohere.Whathappenstoeachofusisordered.Itfurthersourdestiny.
Andwhenwedescribethingsas"takingplace,"we’retalkinglikebuilders,whosaythatblocksinawallorapyramid"taketheirplace"inthestructure,andfittogetherinaharmoniouspattern.
Forthereisasingleharmony.Justastheworldformsasinglebodycomprisingallbodies,sofateformsasinglepurpose,comprisingallpurposes.Evencompleteilliteratesacknowledgeitwhentheysaythatsomething"broughton"thisorthat.Broughton,yes.Orprescribedit.Andinthatcase,let’sacceptit—asweacceptwhatthedoctorprescribes.Itmaynotalwaysbepleasant,butweembraceit—becausewewanttogetwell.
