Fisherman
"What does a fisherman who seems to angle for leisure rather than fish enjoy?"
📝ONGO's Reflection
This is a fisherman painting by Wu Zhen of Yuan-dynasty China. The fisherman casts his line from a small boat, yet his figure seems not to strain for fish but to savor the leisure upon the water. The calm of one who sets no heart on whether they bite settles over the surface. In this fisherman I see the bearing of savoring. Time is not made worthwhile only when something is taken in hand. When one does not bind the heart to the result, the very time of doing the thing becomes its reward. For one who enjoys the angling, even an empty net is not in vain. Loosen the result and the process comes alive.
🌱Apply It Today
Do not bind your heart to the result; savor the very thing you are doing now.
