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The End of a Matter Is Better than Its Beginning
When an old man who lived with a closed heart faces his past loves and regrets late, can life still change?
Ecclesiastes says, "The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride." A life ripens not at the start of its youth but, sometimes, at the end where one humbly looks back on the road traveled.
📝The Classic Answers
Ecclesiastes says, "The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride." A life ripens not at the start of its youth but, sometimes, at the end where one humbly looks back on the road traveled. However late, the moment one faces oneself honestly, warmth begins to return to a heart that was closed. I refuse to leave regret as mere self-reproach. If even a belated realization can warm the days that remain, then the end is better than the beginning.
🌱Apply It Today
If past regret rises, do not end in self-reproach; reach out warmly first today to one person you have grown distant from.
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.
