The Analects
Have I treated the people I met today with utmost sincerity?
📝ONGO's Reflection
When I first opened this book, I assumed it would be the embalmed nagging of a sage. But reading it slowly, I found something else: the candid record of a man wrestling, with all his heart, over which way to point his life. The joy of learning, the warmth of friendship, the gentle gaze turned toward others. I urge you to listen for the voice of an old teacher who, leaping across two thousand years, sits beside you today and speaks quietly into your ear. One day, the sentences in these worn bamboo slips will become a steady support beneath your own life.
"Is it not a pleasure, having learned something, to try it out at due intervals?"Confucius, The Analects
"배우고 때때로 그것을 익히면 또한 기쁘지 아니한가. 벗이 먼 곳에서 찾아오면 또한 즐겁지 아니한가."
🌱Apply It Today
Pick one person you meet today and offer not a routine greeting but a few words of heartfelt thanks. A small shift in attitude can deepen a relationship.
