See the rat–at least it’s got a hide,
but a man with no manners,
a man with no manners–
why doesn’t he just die!
See the rat–at least it’s got teeth,
but a man with no decorum,
a man with no decorum–
what’s keeping him! why doesn’t he die?
See the rat–at least it’s got legs,
but a man without courtesy,
a man without courtesy–
why doesn’t he hurry up and die!
translated by Burton Watson
Well, you’ve nailed your flag to the mast. Well done.
My mother always told me, “If you want to be thought of as a good person, start being good in little things. Like being nice to your little brother would be a good start.”
We should always consider the words of our mothers.
It’s when we stop or when they leave us to fend for ourself that we lose contact with reality.
True.