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第22章（第2页）

21。Aofactivity，aquiespulseandopinionand，asitwere，theirdeath，isurnnowtesofthylife-childhood，boyhood，manhood，oldageeatheladderofgeadeath。Isthereanythingterriblehere?Passonnowtothylifeuhygraheher，theher，andfindiheralterations，ds，askthyself:Isthereanythingterriblehere?No，noranyintheendingandquiesdgeofthewholeoflife。

22。SpeedtReasonofthyself，andoftheUniverse，andofthyneighbour:ofthithoumayestmakeitjust;ofthatoftheUhoumayesttherewithalrememberofwhatthouartapart;ofthyhatthoumayestlearwasighhim，ahesametimethatitisakintothee。

23。Asthouthyselfartapartperfectiveofa，letalsothibeapartperfectiveofciviclife。Everyaethenthathasioorihissod，tearsthylifeasunderasunity，aesaschism，justasinaohdoesthemanwho，asfarasiandsalooffromsucordofhisfellows。

24。'ssquabblesandmake-believe，andlittlesupcorpses-theInvooftheDeadmightstrikeoneasamorevividreality!

25。Ghttothatwhichmakesathingwhatitis，itsformatived，isolatingitfromthematerial，regarditso。Thenmarkofftheutmosttimeforwhidividualobjectsoqualifiediscalculatedtosubsist。

26。ByentwiththyrulingReasondoingtheworkforwhichitwasstituted，thouhastborneunnumberedills。Nay'tisenough!

27。Whenmeetheeiveutteraosomesugsagaiotheirsouls，ehem，asortofmehouwiltperceivethatthoubeedastowhattheythithoufeelkindlytowardsthem，forhemdeartothee。TheGodstoolendthemaidindiverswaysbydreamsaowihingsonwhichtheirheartsareset。

28。Thesame，upards，fromcycletocyclearetherevolutionsoftheUhertheUniversalMindfeelsaiedifthisbeso，acceptitsimpulsion-oritfeltthisimpulseonceforall，andallsubsequentthingsfollowbywayofdwhatmatterswhichitbe，forifyouliketoputitsotheworldisallatoms[oriastotheWhole，ifGod-allishazard-benotthoualsohaphazard。

&heearthwillcoverusall。Ittoowillanonbedtheresultingprodugetodsoforeverandever。Whenamanthinksofthesesuccessivewavesofdtransformation，andtheirrapidity，hewillholdeverymins。

29。TheWorld-Causeisasatorrehingalong。Howhesemanikinsthatbusythemselveswithcivicmattersahemselvesthattheyaasphilosophers!Drivellersall!Whatthen，OMan?DowhatNatureasksoftheeheeffortifitbegiveodosoandlooknotabouttoseeifanyshallknowit。DreamnotofUtopiasbutbetiftheleastthinggoforward，andttheoutatterinhandasasmallthing。Forwhoalteranother's?Failingageoferelygetmeobepersuadedandglikeslavesunder。GotonowandtellmeofAlexanderandPhilipariusofPhalerum。WhethertheyrealizedthewillofNatureahemselvesthereto，istheir。Butiftheyplayedthetragedy-hero，noonehaso。SimpleaheworkofPhilosophy:leadmenotastrayintopomposityandpride。

30。Takeabird's-eyeviewoftheworld，itseheringsandendlessials，voyagingsmanifoldinstormanddthevicissitudesofthingsiigiobe。Reflethelifelivedlongagobyothermehatshallbelivedafterthee，andisnowbeinglivedinbarbaroustries;andhowmanyhavehyname，andhowmanywillverysetit，andhoperhapsacclaim，willverysoohee，ahermemoryhieverisw。

31。Freedomfromperturbahatbefallsfromtheexteriallthatthineownistheetodo;thatis，impulseandadingfulfilmeualperformanceofsocialdutyasbeinginacewiththynature。

32。Itisioridthyselfofmaroubles，fortheyexistwhollyinthyimagination。ThouwiltatohyfeetinalargerothewholeUhymindandinginthypurviewtimeeverlasting，aherapideverypart，ahespahanddissolution，andthattheyawybeforebirthisonlymatchedbytheinfinityafterourdissolution。

33。Allthatthineeyesbeholdwillsoonperishandthey，wholivetoseeitperish，williurnperishnolessquidhewhooutlivesallhisporariesandhewhodiesbeforehistimewillbeasohegrave。

34。Whatistherulihesemen，andaboutwhatsortofobjectshavetheybee，andfromwhatmotivesdotheylavishtheirloveandtheirhohemind'seyetheirpoorlittlesoulsintheirimmehisoftheirs，whehatthereisbaheirblameandprofitintheirpraises!

35。LossaheyarebutoheUuretakepleasure，throughwhomareallthiheyhavebeeninlikefashionfromtimeeverlasting;ayshallotherlikethihendostthousaythatallthingshavebeenevilandwillremaiheend，andthatnohelphasafterallbeenfoundinGods，somahtthesethings，butthatthefiathathgohattheUniverseshouldbeboundinanunbrokenofill?

36。Seedsofdetheunderlyingmaterial-water，dust，baih，andgoldadross，garmeufts，andpurpleonlyblood。Andsowitheverythihesoultooahingaogefromthistothat。

37。Havedohismiserablewayoflife，thisgrumbling，thisapism!Whyfret?Whatistheamazesthee?TheCause?Lookfairlyatit。Whattheerial?Lookfairlyatthat。Apartfromthesetwo，thereisnothing。ButiheGodsalsoheeleventhhourshowthyselfmoresimple，moreworthy。

&hyexperiehingslaststhreehuhree，itisallone。

38。Ifhedidwrong，withhimliestheevil。Butmaybehedidn。

&hereisosourwhionebodyallafterthihepartoughtnottogrumbleatwhatisdosofthewholeorthereareatoms，andnothingbutamedleyandadispersion。Whythenbeharassed?SaytReason:Thouartdead!Thouartcorrupt!Thouhastbeeawildbeast!Thouartahypocrite!Thouartohoubattehem!

&heGodshaveheyhavepower。Iftheyhavenopower，whypraytothem?Butiftheyhavepower，raythattheyshouldgivetheefreedomfromfearofahingsandfromlustforahingsandfromgriefatahings[rather]thanthattheyshouldgrantthisorrefusethat。Forobviouslyiftheyassistmenatall，theyassisttheminthis。Butperhapsthouwiltsay:TheGodshaveputthisihenisitousewhatisinthypowerlikeafreemanthahyselfwithwhatisnotinthypowerlikeaslavea?AndwhotoldtheethattheGodsdohusevehatareininatahprayersforsugsandthouwiltsee。Oneprays:HowmayIliewiththatwoman!Thou:HowmayInotlusttoliewithher!Another:HowmayIbequitofthatman!Thou:HowmayInotwishtobequitofhim!Another:HowmayIleayIolosehim。Inawivethyprayersthisturesofit。

41。ListentoEpicuruswherehesays:Ialkwasnotofanybodilyfeelings，nordidIchatteraboutsugstothosewhoe，butIwentonwithmyaldisquisitionsonnaturalphilosophy，dwellingespethispoint，howthemind，havingperforceitsshareinsuchaffesoftheflesh，yetremaiurbed，safeguardingitsood。NordidI-hegoesohephysisridethehighhorseasiftheywereds，butmylifewentonily。Imitatehimthenihouartsianyency;foritisaonplaceofeveryseottorenouncePhilosophywhateverdifficultiesweeottobabbleashedoesthatisuenedinphilosophyaethyselftothypresentworkalohyifit。

42。Whenthouartoffendedbyshamelessnessihisquestiohyself:itbethatshamelessmenshouldiotbe。Thenasknotforwhatotbe。Forthismaionalsoisoheshamelessomustintheworld。Havethesamereflereadyfue，thedeceiver，oranydoerwhatever。Fortheremembrahisenotbutexistwillbringwithitkiowardsindividualsoftheclass。Rightusefultooisittobethiohis:WhatvirtuehasNaturegivenmanasafoiltiion?Forasatheunfeelingmanshehasgiveleness，andagainstanothermaherresource。

Iisieathathasgoheerrorofhisways。Foreveryohamissmisseshistruemarkandhathgoray。Butwhatharmhastthousuffered?Thouwiltfindthathepersonsagainstwhomthouartexasperatedhasdohingakingthymiisinthymindthattheevilfortheeandtheharmfulhavetheirwholeexistence。

&heharmeheb-likeaboor?Seewhetherthouarthemoretoblameihathewouldactthuswrongly。Forthyreasontoocouldhavegiventheemeansforgthatthiswouldmostlikelybetheeverthelessallthisisfotten，andthouartsurprisedathiswrong-doing。

Butaboveall，whenthoufiwithamanforfaithlessnessandihythoughtstothyself。Forevideisthihouhadstfaiththatamanwithsuchacharacterwouldkeepfaithwiththee，orifiowingakihoudidstabsolutelyandasfrofithavingatohefullpletefruit。

Forwhenthouhastdoneakimorewouldstthouhave?Ishatthouhastdohinginacewiththyhouarepe?Asthoughtheeyeshouldclaimaguerd，orthefeetf!Forjustastheselatterweremadefortheirspecialwork，andbygthistotheirindividualstitutiontheyefullyintotheirown，soalsoman，formedasheisbynatureforbehers，wheedasbeororasco-fayotherwayfeneralweal，hasdohewasstitutedfor，andhaswhatishis。