Размышления
Book 11
Youhavetoknowanawfullotbeforeyoucanjudgeotherpeople’sactionswithrealunderstanding.
vi.Whenyouloseyourtemper,orevenfeelirritated:thathumanlifeisveryshort.Beforelongallofuswillbelaidoutsidebyside.
vii.Thatit’snotwhattheydothatbothersus:that’saproblemfortheirminds,notours.It’sourownmisperceptions.Discardthem.Bewillingtogiveupthinkingofthisasacatastrophe...andyourangerisgone.Howdoyoudothat?Byrecognizingthatyou’vesufferednodisgrace.Unlessdisgraceistheonlythingthatcanhurtyou,you’redoomedtocommitinnumerableoffenses—tobecomeathief,orheavenonlyknowswhatelse.
viii.Howmuchmoredamageangerandgriefdothanthethingsthatcausethem.
ix.Thatkindnessisinvincible,providedit’ssincere—notironicoranact.Whatcaneventhemostviciouspersondoifyoukeeptreatinghimwithkindnessandgentlysethimstraight—ifyougetthechance—correctinghimcheerfullyattheexactmomentthathe’stryingtodoyouharm."No,no,myfriend.Thatisn’twhatwe’reherefor.Itisn’tmewho’sharmedbythat.It’syou."Andshowhim,gentlyandwithoutpointingfingers,thatit’sso.Thatbeesdon’tbehavelikethis—oranyotheranimalswithasenseofcommunity.Don’tdoitsardonicallyormeanly,butaffectionately—withnohatredinyourheart.Andnotexcathedraortoimpressthirdparties,butspeakingdirectly.
