DAY 265
No One Is Born a Fixed Friend or Foe
기원후 4세기~중세 편찬(전통적으로 차나키야에 귀속)
ORIGINAL
कश्चित् कस्यचिन्मित्रं न कश्चित् कस्यचिद्रिपुः । अर्थतस्तु निबध्यन्ते मित्राणि रिपवस्तथा ॥ (kaścit kasyacinmitraṃ na kaścit kasyacid ripuḥ, arthatastu nibadhyante mitrāṇi ripavas tathā)
📜 THE VERSE
No one is anyone's friend by birth, nor anyone's enemy — friendships and enmities alike are bound only by interest.
❓ TODAY'S QUESTION
Is this relationship rooted in the person themselves, or only in the current alignment of interests?
📝Reflection
This verse asks a cold but useful question. It urges us to ask beforehand whether today's friend will remain a friend once circumstances change, or whether today's foe might become a friend under different conditions. Rather than dividing people into permanent camps, this line recommends the flexibility of continually observing and re-judging a relationship.
— ONGO · Curator
🌱Apply It Today
Think of someone you have long considered an 'enemy,' and imagine how the relationship might shift if the underlying interests changed.
📖 Source:
Subhashita (Traditional Sanskrit Maxims).
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.
