Today’s proverb is 역지사지.
It has same
meaning with an English proverb ‘Put yourself in my shoes’.
역 means to change,
지 means ground, 사 means to think
and 지 means it.
All together, it
means, think from the perspective of the other side and understand him/her.
I think this is
a key for world peace.
If you think
from the others perspective and try to understand them, it can avoid war.
Just thinking
for yourself, you can choose the best choice for you.
However, when
you think of others, you might have to change that best choice and have to make
different decision.
It could look like
making less benefit, but it is not.
It is a choice
of saving lives.
By your
considerable choice, you can prevent war.
The meaning of
preventing war is saving a country, city, town and a family. The happiness from
the people next to you.
This different
thinking can change the world.
You might not
feel that this is a serious thing.
But there are
people who are very desperate about this.
They lost their
family, friend and also their life.
If the leader
had made different decision that cared about others, more life could be saved.
Not only the
leader but all of us need this 역지사지 mind set in our heart.
Start this
thinking with the people next you.
This will bring
more smiles and peace in relationship.
Or, it will be
also choice to practice.
How? With MANNAM
International.
We are a
volunteer association which tries to practice this 역지사지 mind set as an
action.
Through
volunteer works, we see the world from others’ perspective and we help them as their
family or friend.
This is how we,
MANNAM International make world peace through 역지사지 mind set.
# Korean
Vocabulary & Grammar
-역지사지(yeok-ji-sa-ji) : Put yourself in my shoes.
Think as if you were him/her.
-역(yeok) : to change
-지(ji) : Ground
-사(sa) : to think
-지(ji) : it
-정신(jeong-sin) : mind set
-가지다(ga-ji-da) : to have
-봉사하다(bong-sa-ha-da) : to
volunteer
-서로(seo-ro) : each other
-배려(bae-ryeo) :
consideration
-만들다(man-deul-da) : to make
# For example
-만남은 역지사지의 정신을 가지고 봉사한다.
-MANNAM-eun
yeok-ji-sa-ji-ui jeong-sin-eul ga0ji-go bong-sa-han-da
-MANNAM volunteer with the mind set of 역지사지
-역지사지의 정신은 서로를 배려하게 만든다.
-
yeok-ji-sa-ji-ui jeong-sin-eun seo-ro-reul bae-ryeo-ha-gae man-deun-da
-The
mind set of 역지사지 makes to consider each other.
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