See, then, what now takes place; for only intelligent animals have now forgotten this mutual desire and inclination, and in them alone the property of flowing together is not seen.
Marcus Aurelius reflects on how humans, unlike other natural elements, have forgotten their inherent inclination towards mutual connection and unity.
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But everything else, whether it is in the power of thy will or not, is only lifeless ashes and smoke.
But it is inconsistent with honoring reason and God to be troubled because by death a man will be deprived of the other things.
There is one light of the sun, though it is interrupted by walls, mountains, and other things infinite.
What remains, except to enjoy life by joining one good thing to another so as not to leave even the smallest intervals between?
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