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第23章（第1页）

第23章

1。Wiltthouthen，OmySoul，everatlastbegoodandsimpleandsingleandhyselfmorevisiblethahatoverliesthee?Wiltthouevertastethesweetsofalovinga?Everbefull-filledandself-suffigingf，lustihinganimateoriheeofpleasures-nottimewhereioenjoythem，ryenialehyliking-buttedwiththypresentstateaedwiththypresehing，gthyselfwithalthatallthatispresentfortheeispresentfromtheGods，ahingisandshallbewellwiththeethatispleasihattheyshallhereaftergrantfortheservationofthatPerfegthatisgoodandjustaheBegetterandUpholderofallthings，thatembradgathersthemiheyaredissolved，togeherefromotherlikethings?Wiltthoueveratlastfitthyselfsotobeafellow-withtheGodsandwithmeofindfaultwiththemorincurtheirnation?

2。Observewhatthynatureasksofthee，asorolledbyhendothisandwithagoodgrace，ifthynatureasaliviureisnottobemadeworsethereby。houobservewhatthynatureasaliviureasksofthee。Andthismustthout，ifthyionalliviurebehereby。ionalisindisputablyalsotheplywiththeserulestheneedlesslybusyaboutanything。

3。Allthatbefallseithersobefallsasthouartfittedbyobearitorasthouartheformer，takeitnotamiss，butbearitasthouartfittedtodo。Ifthelatter，takenotthatamisseither，forwhenithasdestroyedthee，itwillitselfperish。Howbeitbeassuredthatthouartfittedbyobeareverythingwhichitrestswiththineownopinionaboutittorenderbearableandtolerable，agasthouthihyihydutytodoso。

4。Ifamanmakesaslip，ehloving-kindness，andshewhimwhereihseenamiss。Failingthat，blamethyselforhyself。

5。Whateverbefallstheewassetintrainfortheefr，aerpliofcauseswasfrometeroonefabricthyexisteheceofthisevent。

&herebeatomsorabepostulatedfirst，thatIamapartofthewholeUrolledbyhatIstaewithotherkis。Fthisinmind，asIamapart，IshallnotbedispleasedwithanythingallottedmefromtheWhole。Forwhatisadvahewholeowisebeinjurioustothepart。FortheWholeothingthatisnotadvaself;andallhisinon，buttheUureiseheadditionalattributeforyexterhurtfultoitself。

AslongthehatIamapartofsuchawhole，Ishallbewellpleasedwithallthathappens;andinsofarasIaminintimatewiththepartsthatareakintomyself，Ishallbeguiltyofnounsocialact，butIshalldevotemyattentiohepartsthatareakintomyself，aeveryimpulseofmiheoandwithholditfromthereverseofthis。Thatbeingdoneedsflowsmoothly，asthoumaystseethelifeflowsmoothlyofawhogoessteadilyoniioohisfellow-sandcheerfullyacceptswhateverisassignedhimbytheState。

&softheWholeallthatNaturehasprisedintheUiablyperish，taking"perish"tomean"beged"。ButifthisprocessisbyhembothevilaheWholeeverdoitsworksatisfactorily，itspartsevergoingastheydetodbeingstitutedtoperishindiverseways。Didherhandteviluponpartsofherselfahemnotoofalliofyfallenintoit，orwasshesuchwasthecase?Bothalternativesareincredible。

ButsupposiNatureasaofthequestiohatthesethiurally"so，evewouldbeabsurdtoassertthatthepartsofthewholearenaturallysubjege，aimetobeastohiamissasthoughitbefelltrarytothoughthingsdissolveiituentsoutofwhichtheyareposed。ForeitherthereisasgoftheelementsoutofwhichIhavebeenbuiltup，oratransmutationofthesolidihyaualintotheaerial;sothatthesetooaretakenbatotheReasonoftheUhercyclebycycleitbeedwithfireorreselfbyeverlastiions。

&hendoheimpressionthatthesolidaualdatefromthemomentofbirth。Foritwasbutyesterdayorthedaybeforethatallthistookinitsihefoodeatenandtheairbreathed。Itisthenthis，thatittookin，whiges，ofthymother'swomb。Butgrahouarteversocloselyboundupwiththatbythyindividuality，this，Itakeit，hasnupument。

8。Assumingforthyselftheappellations，agoodmaman，atruthteller，wiseofheart，sympatheticreatofheart，takeheedthoubenotnew-named。Andifthoushouldstforfeitthesetitles，e'eogetba。Andbearinmindthatwiseofheartwasmeanttosignifyfortheeadisgsiderationofeveryobjedathhhought;sympatheticofheart，atahattheUureallotsthee;greatofheartanupliftingofourmentalpartabovethemotionssmhoftheflesh，abovetheloveofemptyfame，thefearofdeath，andallotherlikethings。Ohyselfeheseappellations，notitgtoreceivethemfromothers，andthouwiltbeanewmaeronaobestillsuchasthouhastbeentillnow，andtosubmittsasofsuchalife，isworthyofamanthatshewsbeyondmeasureadullsenselessnessandagtolife，andisohewild-beastfightersthatarehalf-devouredihoughamassofwoundsaobekepttilltheday，ohrownagain，torothesameteethandtalons。

&heributes，andifthoustabidetherein，soabideasonewhohasmigratedtosomeIslesoftheBlest。Butifthoufeelestthyselfadrift，andotwinthyway，betakethyselfwithagoodhearttosomehoushaltprevail，oreveogetherfromlife，notinwrathbutinsimplidependendmodesty，havidohisohingwellihouhastquitteditthus。Howbeit，tokeeptheseattributesinminditwillassisttheegreatlyifthodsinmind，andthatitisheycravebutforallrationalthingstobeedtotheirlikehatmanshoulddoaman'swork，asthefigtreedoestheworkofafig-tree，thedogofadog，andthebeeofabee。

9。Stage-apery，warfare，cowardice，torpor，servility-thesewilldaybydayobliterateallthoseholyprihinewhich，asastudentofhoudostdaccept。Butthardahinginsuchawaythatatoimethepresenttaskmaybecarriedthrough，andfullplaygiveyht，andthattheself-deredbyaknowledgeofeadividualthi，uuncealed。

&houfiinsimpliindigheknowledgeofeachseparatething，whatitisiplaceitfillsintheUniverse，howlongitisformedbyosubsist，whatareitspos，toertain，andwhobestowaa>

10。Aspiderpridesitselfafly;onemanongahare，aingasprat，aakingwildboars，aherSarmatiahesebrigands，ifthoutesttheirprinciples?

11。Makethyowificsystemofenquiryiualgeofallthings，andpaydiligehisbranchofstudyahyselfinit。Fissoducivetogreatnessofmiamandothisashimselfofhisbthathemustalmostatonquishallthesethifromamongmen，hegiveshimselfupwhollytojustdealinginallhisadtotheUureinallthatbefallshim。Whatothersmaysayorthinkabaieveerhismind，beiisfiedwiththesetwothings-justiallpresentadentwithhispresentlot。Andhegivesupallengrossingdambitions，andhasharaightchtheLawand，byagit，tobeafod。

12。Whatneedofsurmisewheheetodecidewhatshouldbedohoustseethycourse，totakeitwithagoodgraotturhouotseeit，toholdbadtakeselofthebestsellors;andifaaclesarisetherein，togoforresentmeansshallallowwithcarefuldeliberationholdingtowhatisclearlyjust?Fortosuthisisthebestthingofall，sitofailinthiswouldbetheonlyfailure。

LeisurelywithoutbeihargidcheerfulasosedshallhebewhofollowsReas。

13。Askthyselfassoonasthouartrousedfromsleep:Willitmakeaomeifaisjustandlight?Itwillmakehemfottenthatthosewhoplaythewantonintheirpraiseahers，aresuchastheyareiheirboard;andwhatarethethingsthattheydo，thethingsthattheyavoidorpursue，andhowtheypilferahhawiththemostpreciouspartofthem，wherebyamantobeingatwillfaith，modesty，truth，law，andagood"genius"?

14。Saysthewell-sdhumblehearttivesandtakesbackallwehave;Givewhatthouwilt，takebackwhatthouwilt。Buthesaysitwithoutanybravadooffortitude，insimpleobediendgoodwilltoher。

15。Thouhasbutashorttimelefttolive。Liveasonamountaibehereorthere，mattersnotprovidedthat，whereveramanlive，heliveasaoftheWorld-City。Letmenlookupohee，asamahatlivesagtoheyotbearwiththee，letthemslaythee。Foritwerebettersothaheirlife。

16。Putanendonceforalltothisdisofwhatagoodmanshouldbe，andbeone。

17。uallypicturetothyselfTimeasawhole，andSubstanceasawhole，andeveryindividualthiofsubstaafig-seedaotime，asbutatwistofthedrill。

18。Regardiivelyeveryexistingthiitisalreadydisiingandg，andasitwereinastateofdepositionanddispersion，orthateverythingisbytodie。

19。Whataretheylikewheing，sleeping，g，evag，aagainwhenlitoverothers，whehpride，whehreseothersfromaloftierplaamomentagotheywerelaanyandforwhatends，andanoheiroldtrade。