DAY 45

Les Misérables

Victor Hugo · 1862
Les Misérables
📌 ONE QUESTION FROM THE BOOK

How can a single act of mercy redeem a human soul?

📝ONGO's Reflection

There is no one who does not know the name Jean Valjean, yet few have read this immense epic to its end. When I reached the moment Bishop Myriel offers unconditional forgiveness to the ex-convict who had stolen his silver candlesticks, my chest tightened and I could hardly turn the page. Hugo paints, on a grand scale, the light of humanity that never goes out even amid the most wretched reality. If you long to witness a sublime love that blossoms at the very edge of despair, open this book.

— ONGO · Curator
"To love another person is to see the face of God."
Victor Hugo, Les Misérables
"다른 사람을 사랑하는 것은 신의 얼굴을 보는 것이다."

🌱Apply It Today

Spend today swallowing the sharp words of blame at someone's small mistake or clumsy act, and quietly covering for them instead, offering generous grace.

Threads woven through this book

🎵 A Track That Fits This Book · today's feel

一片丹心
True Like the Tide
일편단심 · unwavering devotion
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