Размышления
Book 10
Whyallthisguesswork?Youcanseewhatneedstobedone.Ifyoucanseetheroad,followit.Cheerfully,withoutturningback.Ifnot,holdupandgetthebestadviceyoucan.Ifanythinggetsintheway,forgeonahead,makinggooduseofwhatyouhaveonhand,stickingtowhatseemsright.(Thebestgoaltoachieve,andtheonewefallshortofwhenwefail.)
12a.Tofollowthelogosinallthingsistoberelaxedandenergetic,joyfulandseriousatonce.
13.Whenyouwakeup,askyourself:
Doesitmakeanydifferencetoyouifotherpeopleblameyoufordoingwhat’sright?
Itmakesnodifference.
Haveyouforgottenwhatthepeoplewhoaresovociferousinpraiseorblameofothersarelikeastheysleepandeat?Forgottentheirbehavior,theirfears,theirdesires,theirtheftsanddepredations—notphysicalones,butthosecommittedbywhatshouldbehighestinthem?Whatcreates,whenitchooses,loyalty,humility,truth,order,well-being.
14.Naturegivesandnaturetakesaway.Anyonewithsenseandhumilitywilltellher,"Giveandtakeasyouplease,"notoutofdefiance,butoutofobedienceandgoodwill.
15.Onlyashorttimeleft.Liveasifyouwerealone—outinthewilderness.Nodifferencebetweenhereandthere:thecitythatyouliveinistheworld.
Letpeopleseesomeonelivingnaturally,andunderstandwhatthatmeans.Letthemkillhimiftheycan’tstandit.(Betterthanlivinglikethis.