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When the man who was consulting him said, I seek to know this, How, even if my brother is not reconciled to me, shall I maintain myself in a state conformable to nature? Nothing great, said Epictetus, is produced suddenly, since not even the grape or the fig is. If you say to me now that you want a fig, I will answer to you that it requires time: let it flower first, then put forth fruit, and then ripen. Is then the fruit of a fig-tree not perfected suddenly and in one hour, and would you possess the fruit of a man’s mind in so short a time and so easily? Do not expect it, even if I tell you.

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定位:Excerpt 11 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

那人继续问:即使兄弟不和我和解,我如何保持符合自然的状态?爱比克泰德说:没有伟大的东西是突然产生的,葡萄和无花果也不是。你想要无花果,就得等它先开花、再结果、然后成熟。无花果尚不能一小时就成熟,你怎能指望人的心智果实如此快、如此容易地获得?不要期待速成。这意味着:内心的平静和成熟需要时间,需要经历开花、结果、成熟的过程。你要有耐心,允许自己慢慢练习,而不是急于求成。

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爱比克泰德是古罗马斯多葛派哲学家,他用无花果的生长比喻心灵成熟需要时间。

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今日一问

你正在哪件事上急于求成?能否像等待无花果成熟一样,给自己多一点时间?

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