all he does, and nature in all that happens. What people say
or think about him, or how they treat him, isn’t something he
worries about. Only these two questions: Is what he’s doing
now the right thing to be doing? Does he accept and welcome
what he’s been assigned? He has stripped away all other
occupations, all other tasks. He wants only to travel a
straight path—to God, by way of law.
- Why all this guesswork? You can see what needs to be
done. If you can see the road, follow it. Cheerfully, without
turning back. If not, hold up and get the best advice you can.
If anything gets in the way, forge on ahead, making good use
of what you have on hand, sticking to what seems right. (The
best goal to achieve, and the one we fall short of when we
fail.)
12a. To follow the logos in all things is to be relaxed and
energetic, joyful and serious at once.
- When you wake up, ask yourself:
Does it make any difference to you if other people blame
you for doing what’s right?
It makes no difference.Have you forgotten what the people who are so vociferous
in praise or blame of others are like as they sleep and eat?