DAY 4
The Wise Do Not Drown in Grief
기원전 2세기경 편찬(서사시 전승)
ORIGINAL
aśocyān anvaśocas tvaṁ ... nānuśocanti paṇḍitāḥ
📜 THE VERSE
You grieve for what needs no grief, yet speak words of wisdom. The wise do not drown in sorrow.
❓ TODAY'S QUESTION
Do I tell apart what is worth grieving from what grief cannot change?
📝Reflection
I do not read the old teacher's words as a coldness that forbids grief. He does not say to erase sorrow, but not to sink too deep before what no amount of grieving can undo. Confucius too said to mourn a loss fully yet not to harm one's own body with it. I choose to feel sorrow fully, but not to let it swallow me until I drop even what today asks of me.
— ONGO · Curator
🌱Apply It Today
If a sorrow weighs on you today, sort it in writing into what you can change and what you must accept.
📖 Source:
Bhagavad Gītā 2:11.
Sanskrit original with public-domain translations consulted; rendered independently by ONGO.
This verse is read as universal humanistic wisdom, not religion — no faith is promoted, and the reflection is 100% original ONGO content.
This verse is read as universal humanistic wisdom, not religion — no faith is promoted, and the reflection is 100% original ONGO content.
