DAY 288
Amid 'I Will, I Will,' We Forget That Death Draws Near
기원후 3~12세기경 편찬(구전 격언시)
ORIGINAL
करिष्यामि करिष्यामि करिष्यामीति चिन्तया । मरिष्यामि मरिष्यामि मरिष्यामीति विस्मृतम् ॥ (kariṣyāmi kariṣyāmi kariṣyāmīti cintayā, mariṣyāmi mariṣyāmi mariṣyāmīti vismṛtam)
📜 THE VERSE
Caught up in 'I will do it, I will do it, I will do it,' we forget that 'I will die, I will die, I will die.'
❓ TODAY'S QUESTION
Amid all the things I keep saying 'I'll do it someday,' have I forgotten that time is not infinite?
📝Reflection
'I will do it' is a comfortable phrase, because it lets us hide the discomfort of not yet having done it. But while we keep repeating it, time keeps running out. This verse is somewhat chilling but honest — at the root of the habit of postponing lies the quiet illusion that time is infinite.
— ONGO · Curator
🌱Apply It Today
Take one thing you keep saying 'I'll do it someday' about, and actually set today's date to begin it.
📖 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.
