Everything has to do what it was made for. And other
things were made for those with logos. In this respect as in
others: lower things exist for the sake of higher ones, and
higher things for one another.
Now, the main thing we were made for is to work with
others.
Secondly, to resist our body’s urges. Because things
driven by logos—by thought—have the capacity for
detachment—to resist impulses and sensations, both of which
are merely corporeal. Thought seeks to be their master, not
their subject. And so it should: they were created for its use.
And the third thing is to avoid rashness and credulity.The mind that grasps this and steers straight ahead should
be able to hold its own.
- Think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life. Now
take what’s left and live it properly. - To love only what happens, what was destined. No
greater harmony. - In all that happens, keep before your eyes those who
experienced it before you, and felt shock and outrage and
resentment at it.