DAY 36
Better to Walk Your Own Path Poorly Than Another's Perfectly
기원전 2세기경 편찬(서사시 전승)
ORIGINAL
śreyān sva-dharmo viguṇaḥ para-dharmāt sv-anuṣṭhitāt
📜 THE VERSE
Better one's own path walked imperfectly than another's path walked flawlessly. Even hardship on your own road is worth more than ease on someone else's.
❓ TODAY'S QUESTION
Chasing the ease of imitating someone else's life, have I lost my own path?
📝Reflection
I read this verse as an old call to live as myself. The 'path that is my own' here is not rank or caste but each person's inborn selfhood and the share of life they are rightly to walk. However splendid another's road may look, the ease of living by imitation ends in losing myself. Emerson's self-reliance — trust yourself — lives right here. When comparison shakes me, I ask, 'Is this truly my path?' and return to my own stride.
— ONGO · Curator
🌱Apply It Today
If comparison unsettles you today, ask yourself, 'Is this truly the path I want to walk?'
📖 Source:
Bhagavad Gītā 3:35.
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.
