The Metamorphosis
When my usefulness vanishes, am I still a being worthy of love and belonging?
📝ONGO's Reflection
When I first read the story of Gregor Samsa, who wakes one morning as an enormous insect, I felt a chill beyond mere grotesquerie. The true horror Kafka offers lies not in the fact of becoming an insect, but in this: once his usefulness as the family's breadwinner is gone, even those closest to him turn away. Does unconditional love truly exist? This short, intense novel mercilessly lays bare the true face of the relationships we live within. If your worth is being proven solely by what you produce, you will not be able to escape the cold question this book hands you.
"As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect."Franz Kafka, The Metamorphosis
"어느 날 아침 불안한 꿈에서 깨어났을 때, 그레고르 잠자는 자신이 침대 속에서 한 마리 흉측한 갑충으로 변해 있는 것을 발견했다."
🌱Apply It Today
This week, set your job and accomplishments completely aside and find three words that capture who you really are. Write them in a notebook.
