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第24章

&iesoftheRationalSoularethese:itseesitself，dissectsitself，mouldsitselftoitsownwill，itselfreapsitsownfruits-whereasthefruitsofthevegetablekingdomandthedingprodualsarereapedbyothers，-itwinstoitsowheboundsoflifebeset。Indandadsuch-likearts，ifanybreakoccurs，thewholeaisrenderedimperfect;buttherationalsouliaakeheworksetbeforeitfulfilledandall-suffitforitself，sothatitsay:Ihavetothefullwhatismyown。

&his，itgoethaboutthewholeUhevitasplachesforthiudeofTime，ahecyclierationofallthings，aockofit，aourwillseenothiasourfatherstooneversawanythihaihemanoffortyyears，ifhehaveagrainofsehissamenesshasseenallthathasbeenandshallbe。AgaiheRationalSoulisthelhbour，andtruthfulness，ay，andtoprizenothiself-acharacteristicalsoofLaw。Inthiswaytheisrightreasohatisjustie。

2。Thouwiltthinkbutmeanlysahepancratium，ifthouahemelodiousutterasseveralnotesandinthecaseofeachaskthyself:Hasthisthemasteryoverme?Forthouwiltresufession。Sotoowiththedahoudothelikeforeaentahesameholdsgoodofthepanfissphereofaexcepted，remembertoturntothepos，andbyanalyziodespisethem。Bringthesamepracticetobearonthewholeoflifealso。

3。Whatasoulisthatwhichisreadytobereleasedfromthebodyataemoment，andbequenchedordissipatedether!Butthereadispringfromaman&apment，aheresultofmereopposition[asisthecasewiththes]。Itmustbeassociatedwithdeliberationanddignityaooaretobeothiage-heroics。

4。HaveIdonesomesocialact?lyrethistrutheverreadytoturnto，andinnowiseslaeefforts。

5。Whatisthyvo?Tobeagoodman。ButhowbesucthissavebyassuredsontheonehandoftheUureaherofthespestitutionofman?

6。inallytragedieswerebroughtontoremindusofrealevents，andthatsugsnaturallyodthatonlife'sgreaterstageyoumusthings，whithestageyoufindsoattractive。Foritisseehingsmustbegh，aoohavetoehem，whocryAh，Kithaerohedramaticwriterseserviceablesayihismoreespecially:

Thoughbothmysohegodsharespurhistoothereisreason;

andagain:

Itnoughtavailethtobewrothwiththings;

andthis:

Ourlivesarereapedliketheripeearsof;

andhowmahem。

Aragedytheoldedyutoage，exereducativefreedomofspeedbyitsverydireessivingusnounserviceablewarningagainstunbridledarroganewhatsimilarveiookupthisrole。Afterthis，siderforosetheMiddleedywasintrodudsubsequentlytheNew，whichlittlebylittledegeoingeniousmimicry。Forthatsomeserviceablethingsaresaideveersoftheseisreizedbyall。Butwhatehiswholeenterpriseofsuchpoetiddramatiposition?

7。HowclearlyisitborheethatthereiseoflifesofittedtocallfortheexerciseofPhilosophyasthisinwhiowfihyself。

8。Abranitsneighbourbranotbutbethewholeplant。Intheverysamewayamanseveredfromonemanhasfallenawayfromthefellowshipofallmen。Nowabranchiscutoffbyothers，butamaeshimselffromhisneighbourbyhisownagenhatinghimhisba;andisuhehastherebysunderedhimselffromthewholeunity。ButmarkthegiftofZeuswhoestablishedthelawoffellowship。Foritisiaintotheneighbourbrandagaiiveofthewhole。Butsuchasstaedmakesitdifficultforthesegparttouniteagaisformer。Ahebranchthatfromthefirsthassharedihofthetreeaslifeiswhichhasbeendafterwardsgraftedontoit，asthegardeellyou。Beofonotofonemind。

9。Asthosewhorthepathhtreasonwilloturntheeasidefromsoundaheefromakindlyattitudetowardsthem;butkeepawatchoverthyselfinbothdiresalike，notonessofjudgmentandabutalsoiowardsthosewhoeostandinthypathorbeiherwayathorninthyside。Forinfactitisasigobewrothwiththem，oshrinkfromadbeterrifiedintosurreheythatdotheoherarealikedesertersoftheirpost，theoneasacoward，theotherasestrangedfromanaturalkinsmanandfriend。

10。Natureihshortofart。Forisarecopiersofvarioushisbeso，themostateandpreheureofallotbeoutdoiveskillofart。Ahelsaredohesakeofthehigher;andthismustholdgoodoftheUurealso。AyeaheinofJustijusticealltheothervirtueshavetheirroot，siiaintaiherputavalueonthingsi，orareeasilydupedaoslipaoge。

11。Ifthereforethethings，thefollowingafterandesgofwhichdisturbthee，ehouihyselfseekthemout，atallevehyjudgmethemandtheywillremaihoushaltnotbeseenfollowingafteroresgthem。

12。Thesoulis"aspheretrulyshaped，"wheherprojectsitselftowardsanythingoutsidenetheriherexpandsnortracts，butirradiatesalightwherebyitseestherealityofallthingsahatisinitself。

13。Whatifamanthinkse?Thatwillbehisaffair。Butitwillbemiobefounddanythingworthyofs。Butwhatifhehateme?Thatwillbehisaffair。ButIwillbekindlyandgood-oeveryooshewevenmyenemywherehehasseenamiss，notbywayofrebukenoraradeofforbearagenuinelyandchivalrouslylikethefamousPholessindeedheeakingironically。Forsuchshouldbetheinnerspringsofaman'sheartthattheGodsseehimnotwrathfullydisposedatanythingorgitahardship。Whateviltotheeifthouthyselfisialtothynature，aheUureimed，thouwhoartamaniwhatisfortheoshouldbyonemeanshtabout?

14。Thinkingseafawher，adotheirrivalstheygroveloher。

15。Howrottenatthecoreishe，howterfeit，whoproclaimsaloud:Ihaveelectedthtforwardlywiththee!Man，whatartthouat?Thereisogivethisout。Thefastaself。Itoughttobewrittenohereisarihatbetraysitatoflashesoutatoheeyes，justasthelovedoaglainhislover'slooks。Thesimpleandgoodmanshouldinfactbelikeamanwhohasastrohim，sothat，assoonaseverheesnear，hisneighbouris，will-henill-he，awareofit。Acalculatedsimplicityisastiletto。Thereisnothiefulthanthefriendshipofthewolfforthelamb。Eschewthataboveallthings。Thegoodmahegehesecharacteristihiseyesandthereisnohidingit。

&hesoulisthepowerofliviheoflives，letamanbutbeisi。Andhewillbei，ifheexamineeveryohingsbothinitsposandasawhole，andbearinmindthathemistheusofanyopinionaboutitself，norobtrudesitselfonus。Theyremaiiswewhofatherthesejudgmentsaboutthemandasitwereihemonourminds，thoughitlieswithusnottoihemand，iftheycetostealioerasethematonmindtoothatweshallhavebutalittlewhiletoattendtosugsalylifewillbeatawhyplainoftheperversityofthings?IftheyareasNaturewills，delightinthemahembenohardshiptothee。Iftheyehenwhatisinaccordwiththynatureaowardsthat，eventhoughitbeunpopular。Foritispardonableforeverymantoseekhisowngood。

17。Thihinghase，ofwhatitisbuiltup，intowhatitges，hehatitottakeanyharm。

18。Firstly:siderthyrelationtomankindaotheworldforthesakeofoakiofview，thatIhaveeintoittobesetovermen，asaramoveraflockorabulloveraherd。Startatthebeginningfromthispremiss:Ifnotatoms，thenanall-ghelatter，thenthelowerareforthesakeofthehigherandthehigherforoher。

Sedly:Whatsortofmeboardandinbedandelsewhere。Aboveallhowtheyaretheself-madeslavesoftheirprindhowtheypridethemselvesosiion。

Thirdly:Thatiftheyareagrightlyinthis，thereisnocallforustobeangry。Ifnhtly，itisobviouslyagainsttheirwillandthroughigisagainsthiswillthateverysoulisdeprived，asoftruth，sotooofthepowerofdealingwitheaasishisdue。Atanyrate，suresentbei，unfeeling，avaridinaworddthbours。