DAY 365
Guan Yu <span class="mw-valign-tex — 작자 미상
Guan Yu <span class="mw-valign-tex 작자 미상 · 18th century · Wikimedia Commons Public Domain View source ↗

Guan Yu <span class="mw-valign-tex

관우도
🖼 ONE LINE FROM THIS PAINTING

"What remained of Guan Yu, whom later generations revered even as a god?"

📝ONGO's Reflection

This Chinese painting by an unknown hand holds Guan Yu, full of dignity. The reason later people revered him even as a god of war was, more than martial force, his unchanging loyalty. He was long remembered not because he fought well but because he kept his promise to the very end. Ability shines in one age, but faith remains in people's hearts beyond time. The reason a person follows another long is, in the end, not skill but whether they can be trusted.

— ONGO · Curator

🌱Apply It Today

Keep one promise you made today to the very end, however small, and build trust.

📜 HANJA IN THIS WORK
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