July 5th
NO ONE SAID IT’D BE EASY
“Good people will do what they find honorable to do, even if it requires hard work; they’ll do it even if it causes them injury; they’ll do it even if it will bring danger. Again, they won’t do what they find base, even if it brings wealth, pleasure, or power. Nothing will deter them from what is honorable, and nothing will lure them into what is base.”
—SENECA, MORAL LETTERS, 76.18
If doing good was easy, everyone would do it. And if doing bad wasn’t tempting or attractive, nobody would do it. The same goes for your duty. If anyone could do it, it would have been assigned to someone else. But instead it was assigned to you.
Thankfully, you’re not like everyone. You’re not afraid of doing what is hard. You can resist superficially attractive rewards. Can’t you?
7月5日
没人说过这会容易
“善良的人会去做他们认为光荣的事，即使这需要艰苦的努力；即使这会使他们受到伤害，他们也会去做；即使这会带来危险，他们也会去做。同样，他们不会去做他们认为卑劣的事，即使那会带来财富、快乐或权力。没有什么能阻止他们去做光荣的事，也没有什么能引诱他们去做卑劣的事。”
——塞内卡，《道德书信》，76.18
如果行善很容易，每个人都会去做。如果作恶没有诱惑力、没有吸引力，也就没有人会去做。你的职责也是如此。如果任何人都能完成它，它就会被交给别人。但事实是，它被交给了你。
值得庆幸的是，你并不像所有人一样。你并不害怕去做艰难的事。你能够抵制那些表面上诱人的回报。不是吗？
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