Размышления
Book 7
Isundisturbed,exceptforitsowndisturbances.Knowsnoobstructions,exceptthosefromwithin.
17.Well-beingisgoodluck,orgoodcharacter.
17a.(Butwhatareyoudoinghere,Perceptions?Getbacktowhereyoucamefrom,andgoodriddance.Idon’tneedyou.Yes,Iknow,itwasonlyforceofhabitthatbroughtyou.No,I’mnotangrywithyou.Justgoaway.)
18.Frightenedofchange?Butwhatcanexistwithoutit?What’sclosertonature’sheart?Canyoutakeahotbathandleavethefirewoodasitwas?Eatfoodwithouttransformingit?Cananyvitalprocesstakeplacewithoutsomethingbeingchanged?
Can’tyousee?It’sjustthesamewithyou—andjustasvitaltonature.
19.Carriedthroughexistenceasthroughrushingrapids.Allbodies.Whicharesprungfromnatureandcooperatewithit,asourlimbsdowitheachother.TimehasswallowedaChrysippus,aSocratesandanEpictetus,manytimesover.
For"Epictetus"readanyperson,andanything.
20.Myonlyfearisdoingsomethingcontrarytohumannature—thewrongthing,thewrongway,oratthewrongtime.
21.Closetoforgettingitall,closetobeingforgotten.
22.Tofeelaffectionforpeopleevenwhentheymakemistakesisuniquelyhuman.Youcandoit,ifyousimplyrecognize:thatthey’rehumantoo,thattheyactoutofignorance,againsttheirwill,andthatyou’llbothbedeadbeforelong.
