Dubliners
Is our life stuck in an invisible swamp of paralysis and lethargy?
📝ONGO's Reflection
When I first read this collection of stories, the depiction of ordinary days flowing by without any particular event felt a little strange to me. Yet Joyce's insight lies precisely in catching the vast paralysis hidden within that dull, unremarkable daily life. Through the portraits of Dublin's citizens, he coldly renders the sorrow of human beings who struggle to escape yet end up sinking back into the same place. When you close the book, you will be deeply enchanted by the magic of epiphany, that flash in which a hidden truth is suddenly revealed within an ordinary moment.
"His soul swooned slowly as he heard the snow falling faintly through the universe."James Joyce, Dubliners
"그의 영혼은 세상의 모든 산 자와 죽은 자 위로 눈이 희미하게 내리는 소리를 들으며 서서히 기절해갔다."
🌱Apply It Today
In the listless routine that repeats each day, write down what you've been too afraid even to attempt, and make one small change today.
