Wednesday, September 25, 2013

[Chinese Idiom] 日行一善 (Do A Good Deed Everyday)

There is a Chinese idiom called 日行一善, it means do a good deed everyday. I thought that this idiom is very much aligned with P.A.R.K.'s mission, that is to engage in acts of random kindness, on a consistent of daily basis.

据清朝编辑《德育古鉴》一书中记载,“日行一善”这个成语出自于哲宗元祐三年任兵器监主簿的葛繁,葛繁坚持每天做好事,后来官至太守。有人请教他如何“日行一善”,他说:“比如这里有条板凳,倒了碍人走路,就弯腰把它扶正放好,即是一善。”

The above paragraph talks about the origin of this Chinese Idiom. According to the "Ancient Book of Good Deeds", the idiom came from a weapon supervisor named Fan Ge. He insisted on doing a good deed everyday and when someone came along to ask how to do that, Fan Ge replied: "For example, if there is a bench blocking the passage way of others, you just have to bend down and put the bench in it's rightful position, that is considered doing a good deed". Indeed, doing a simple act of kindness like removing a bench that is obstructing the passage way is not difficult and considered a good of act. When we have this mindset of wanting to do a good deed or act of kindness each day, we will become proactive in achieving our goals.


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