溫故知新 Old wisdom, today’s insight — ONGO
O Night, Carry Us Safely to the Far Shore
O Night, today we have nestled into your keeping — as a tree gives shelter to its birds, let us rest, and carry us safely to the shore of morning.
Likening night to 'a tree that shelters its birds,' this verse speaks the essence of rest.
At day's end, do I know how to set everything down and rest, or do I carry my burdens into bed?
📝Reflection
Likening night to 'a tree that shelters its birds,' this verse speaks the essence of rest. Even a bird that flew all day folds its wings in the tree at evening. So should a person. Yet I often drag the day's worries into bed, and though my body lies down my mind still flies. The poet asks the night, 'carry us to the shore of morning' — rest is not mere stopping but a boat that ferries me to tomorrow. To rest well is not laziness but the most faithful work of regaining strength to live again.
🌱Apply It Today
Before bed tonight, take one unresolved worry, decide 'this I entrust to tomorrow morning's me,' and set it down.
This verse is read as universal humanistic wisdom, not religion — no faith is promoted, and the reflection is 100% original ONGO content.
