Размышления
Book 10
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16.Tostoptalkingaboutwhatthegoodmanislike,andjustbeone.
17.Continualawarenessofalltimeandspace,ofthesizeandlifespanofthethingsaroundus.Agrapeseedininfinitespace.Ahalftwistofacorkscrewagainsteternity.
18.Bearinmindthateverythingthatexistsisalreadyfrayingattheedges,andintransition,subjecttofragmentationandtorot.
Orthateverythingwasborntodie.
19.Howtheyactwhentheyeatandsleepandmateanddefecateandalltherest.Thenwhentheyorderandexult,orrageandthunderfromonhigh.Andyet,justconsiderthethingstheysubmittedtoamomentago,andthereasonsforit—andthethingsthey’llsubmittoagainbeforeverylong.
20.Eachofusneedswhatnaturegivesus,whennaturegivesit.
21."Theearthknowslongingfortherain,thesky/knowslonging..."Andtheworldlongstocreatewhatwillcometobe.Itellit"Ishareyourlonging."
(Andisn’tthatwhatwemeanby"inclinedtohappen"?)
22.Possibilities:
I.Tokeeponliving(youshouldbeusedtoitbynow)
II.Toendit(itwasyourchoice,afterall)
III.Todie(havingmetyourobligations)
Thosearetheonlyoptions.Reasonforoptimism.
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