Размышления
Book 6
(IthinkthisiswhatHeraclitusmeantwhenhesaidthat"thosewhosleeparealsohardatwork"—thattheytoocollaborateinwhathappens.)Someofusworkinoneway,andsomeinothers.Andthosewhocomplainandtrytoobstructandthwartthings—theyhelpasmuchasanyone.Theworldneedsthemaswell.
Somakeupyourmindwhoyou’llchoosetoworkwith.Theforcethatdirectsallthingswillmakegooduseofyouregardless—willputyouonitspayrollandsetyoutowork.Butmakesureit’snotthejobChrysippusspeaksof:thebadlineintheplay,putthereforlaughs.
43.Doesthesuntrytodotherain’swork?OrAsclepiusDemeter’s?Andwhatabouteachofthestars—different,yetworkingincommon?
44.Ifthegodshavemadedecisionsaboutmeandthethingsthathappentome,thentheyweregooddecisions.(It’shardtopictureagodwhomakesbadones.)Andwhywouldtheyexpendtheirenergiesoncausingmeharm?Whatgoodwoulditdothem—ortheworld,whichistheirprimaryconcern?
Andiftheyhaven’tmadedecisionsaboutmeasanindividual,theycertainlyhaveaboutthegeneralwelfare.AndanythingthatfollowsfromthatissomethingIhavetowelcomeandembrace.
