May We See a Hundred Autumns
May we see a hundred autumns, live a hundred autumns, hear a hundred autumns — seeing with clear eyes, hearing with sharp ears, with an unshaken mind.
Do I wish only to live long, or to live with clear eyes and an unshaken mind?
📝Reflection
This ancient blessing is beautiful because it does not stop at merely wishing for a long life. 'Seeing with clear eyes, hearing with sharp ears, with an unshaken mind' — what the poet seeks is not just length of days but a life clear and steady to the end. Here I see the true meaning of aging well. To live long and to live well are different. Not merely adding years to the body, but meeting a hundred autumns with eyes undimmed and a heart uncollapsed — that is the real blessing. A wish that regards not only the length of life but its grain.
🌱Apply It Today
Practice one small habit for your health today, in the spirit of 'not merely to live long, but to age clear.'
This verse is read as universal humanistic wisdom, not religion — no faith is promoted, and the reflection is 100% original ONGO content.
