溫故知新 Old wisdom, today’s insight — ONGO
Do Not Answer a Fool by His Folly
Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him.
Meeting an unreasonable person with equal unreason, you soon find you have become just like them.
Meeting someone's pettiness with my own, am I dragging myself down to their level?
📝Reflection
Meeting an unreasonable person with equal unreason, you soon find you have become just like them. This verse warns of that trap. The moment I react to another's folly in kind, I am pulled onto their board. Not every provocation needs a response. To some words, no reply is the most dignified answer. Not descending to the other's level — that is the silence that guards me.
🌱Apply It Today
When a petty provocation comes today, do not fire back in kind — let it pass just once.
This verse is read as universal humanistic wisdom, not religion — no faith is promoted, and the reflection is 100% original ONGO content.
