DAY 279
Laziness Is the Greatest Enemy Living Within the Body
기원후 4세기~중세 편찬(전통적으로 차나키야에 귀속)
ORIGINAL
आलस्यं हि मनुष्याणां शरीरस्थो महान् रिपुः । नास्त्युद्यमसमो बन्धुः कृत्वा यं नावसीदति ॥ (ālasyaṃ hi manuṣyāṇāṃ śarīrastho mahān ripuḥ, nāsty udyamasamo bandhuḥ kṛtvā yaṃ nāvasīdati)
📜 THE VERSE
Laziness is the greatest enemy dwelling within the human body — there is no friend equal to effort; whoever keeps effort close never falls into ruin.
❓ TODAY'S QUESTION
Is my greatest enemy out there somewhere, or is it the laziness living inside me?
📝Reflection
I usually look outside for my enemy, but this verse says the enemy lives inside my body. Laziness seeps in silently, eating away at the day. And yet the friend who defeats that enemy is also found within me, not without — it is effort. Both enemy and friend live inside me: that is the cool truth of this line.
— ONGO · Curator
🌱Apply It Today
Catch one moment today when laziness tries to slip in, and meet it immediately with effort.
📖 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.
