重要なポイント
- 出来事自体はあなたを傷つけない。傷つけるのは自分の判断だけだ
- 今日出会うやっかいな人たちを、朝のうちに心に思い描く
- 世界を上空から見下ろし、名声や不安をちっぽけなものにする
- 障害は行動の材料であり、立ち止まる理由ではない
- 手が体を支えるように、不満を言わず全体のために尽くす
このbitの内容
- 核心のメッセージ
Imagine the most powerful man in the world sitting in a military tent on the Danube frontier, plague in the empire behind him and hostile tribes ahead, writing notes to himself about how to stay decent. That is Meditations.
- 自分のものと言えるのは、自らの判断だけ
The Stoic starting point is a division. Some things are up to you: what you believe, what you want, how you act.
- 厄介な人には朝一番に向き合う
One of the most famous passages is a morning rehearsal. Marcus tells himself that today he will meet people who are meddling, ungrateful, arrogant and dishonest, and that they act this way because they do not know better.
- すべては移ろう。だから今行動する
Marcus is relentless about impermanence. Emperors, generals and philosophers who once seemed immortal are now names, and soon not even that.
- 人間としてのつとめ
In one entry Marcus catches himself not wanting to get out of bed. His reply is a question: were you made to lie under warm blankets, or to do the work of a human being?
- 実践に移す
This week, try Marcus's morning rehearsal: before checking your phone, name the frustrations you are likely to meet and decide in advance how you want to respond. When something annoys you, describe it in plain factual language and see how much of the sting was in the story.
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