The Record of Lady Sa's Southward Journey
How do truth and goodness prove themselves amidst false accusations stained with power and jealousy?
📝ONGO's Reflection
To dismiss this novel as a mere tale of conflict between wife and concubine would be to miss how deep are the political allegory and the insight into human psychology that Kim Man-jung concealed within it. The figure of Lady Sa, driven out by the slander of the wicked Lady Gyo yet never losing her dignity through every hardship, makes one ponder what it means to keep the truth in a world where falsehood holds sway. Read with the knowledge that it was written in exile to turn King Sukjong's heart, the author's upright scholarly spirit, unyielding to injustice, is felt vividly in every line.
"The principles of Heaven are cyclical; the wicked will surely face punishment, and the good will ultimately see the light."Kim Man-jung, The Record of Lady Sa's Southward Journey
"하늘의 이치는 순환하는 것이니, 악한 자는 반드시 그 벌을 받고 선한 자는 마침내 빛을 보리라."
🌱Apply It Today
Even when you are unfairly misunderstood or the truth is distorted and it feels suffocating, don't let anger rob you of reason; quietly hold to your good will and your integrity, and patiently let time prove you right.
