Nothing Is Better than to Rejoice and Do Good

answered by Ecclesiastes 3:12

기원전 3세기경(지혜문학)

🎬 TODAY'S FILM — IT ASKS THIS

After Life (1998)

dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda · Japan

At life's end, a person is asked to choose and keep only one memory of their whole life. A glittering achievement, or a small moment brimming with love? What is the true treasure that represents a life?

THE QUESTION THE FILM ASKS

If I could keep only one memory of a whole life forever, which moment would I choose?

📜 THE CLASSIC'S ANSWER

💡 TL;DR

📝The Classic Answers

Ecclesiastes says, "There is nothing better for a person than to rejoice and do good while they live." The memory that represents a life is usually not a grand achievement but a small, warm moment of love shared with someone. The old wisdom measured a life's worth not by size but by the true joy within it. I refuse to let today's humble joys slip by while chasing only what looks impressive. The single memory I will one day keep is made from the moment I fill with love today.

— ONGO · Curator

🌱Apply It Today

Picture one moment you would want to keep someday, and put your heart today into making one such moment.

📖 Classic Source: Ecclesiastes 3:12.
The film is honored as an equal questioner; its plot is rendered only as a universal dilemma. The classic source is an ancient text (Public Domain), and the reflection is 100% original ONGO content.