溫故知新 Old wisdom, today’s insight — ONGO
Without Love, a Clanging Cymbal
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have no love, I have become a sounding bronze or a clanging cymbal.
The first thing Paul aims at, in speaking of love, is dazzling eloquence.
Were my words today ones that built someone up, or just noise that filled the air?
📝Reflection
The first thing Paul aims at, in speaking of love, is dazzling eloquence. However fine one's speech, if it holds no heart for the listener, it is only noise — loud and empty. For a long time I confused speaking well with loving well. What actually moves people is never the polished sentence but the warmth of sincerity beneath it. Sound stays in the ear; love stays in the person.
🌱Apply It Today
Recall one thing you said to someone today. Ask just once whether it carried care for them, or was only a sound meant to display yourself.
This verse is read as universal humanistic wisdom, not religion — no faith is promoted, and the reflection is 100% original ONGO content.
