DAY 309
Both Crow and Cuckoo Are Black, but Spring Reveals the Difference
기원후 3~12세기경 편찬(구전 격언시)
ORIGINAL
काकः कृष्णः पिकः कृष्णः को भेदः पिककाकयोः । वसन्तसमये प्राप्ते काकः काकः पिकः पिकः ॥ (kākaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ pikaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ ko bhedaḥ pikakākayoḥ, vasantasamaye prāpte kākaḥ kākaḥ pikaḥ pikaḥ)
📜 THE VERSE
The crow is black and the cuckoo is black — what difference is there between them? But when spring arrives, the crow shows itself as a crow, the cuckoo as a cuckoo.
💡 TL;DR
Appearance alone cannot tell a crow from a cuckoo.
❓ TODAY'S QUESTION
Between two people or choices that look similar now, what will 'spring' reveal about which is which?
📝Reflection
Appearance alone cannot tell a crow from a cuckoo. But once spring comes and each sings its own distinct call, their true identity is revealed. People are the same — in calm times everyone looks alike, but when the season of testing arrives, a person's true voice and nature come out.
— ONGO · Curator
🌱Apply It Today
For something you have judged by appearance alone, wait for its 'spring' and watch again.
📖 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.
