DAY 344

Nanjung Ilgi

Yi Sun-sin · 1598
亂中日記
📌 ONE QUESTION FROM THE BOOK

In the face of a desperate war and inner loneliness, how does a person fulfill their duties to the very end?

📝ONGO's Reflection

When I first read the intimate record not of Yi Sun-sin the undefeated hero but of Yi Sun-sin the man, my throat tightened at the vast loneliness he endured every night. His daily life, drawing his bow and tending the fleet in silence even amid an aching love for his people, the court's distrust, and the severe pain of an ailing body, proves that true greatness lies not in splendor but in fierce, faithful diligence.

— ONGO · Curator
"Those who seek death shall live, and those who seek life shall die."
Yi Sun-sin, Nanjung Ilgi
"죽기를 각오하면 살 것이요, 살기를 꾀하면 죽을 것이다."

🌱Apply It Today

Quietly fulfill your responsibilities even in a role no one recognizes. The harder the moment you want to flee, the more firmly hold your daily routine.

Threads woven through this book

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청출어람 · beyond the master
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