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As we enter, each life has its own weight.

Chapter 1: A Lethargic Monday: "With a New Start"

The freedom to live each day without overflowing or lacking
Living is like being covered in dust and dirt.
Find your own insight, not the answers of others
Are humans truly incorrigible?
Don't put off your life for the weekend.

Chapter 2: Stretching Tuesday: "When You Need to Manage Stress"

Empty your mind of the need to do it
Get along well, but don't compare.
Sometimes things just happen that way
A wise man distributes the weight of life.
A gentleman values ​​himself first.

Chapter 3: Sensitive Wednesday: "Building Relationships Wisely"

Advice should be given with caution, especially when given to someone close to you.
If I want to do it, will others want to do it too?
It is better to be slow in speaking than slow in doing.
Qualifications of the person you want to go with
Never forget that I am not alone in this world.

Chapter 4: The Long-Awaited Thursday: "A Gentleman Knows How to Learn"

How to age
The person who doesn't learn is the worst
The path to becoming each other's teacher
If you cling to words and knowledge, you will reach your limits.
The trap of right and wrong, like and dislike

Chapter 5: Exciting Friday: "Even if you're excited, be calm."

When you need to control your personal desires
Life is something you can't see even an inch ahead.
The difference between arrogance and composure
It's better to be poor than to be rich and stingy.
If you chase something, you will inevitably be chased.

Chapter 6: Positive Saturday: "A Good Day to Understand Myself"

The four natures of man
There are things more important than the size of your dreams.
Beware of excessive courtesy and exaggerated loyalty.
Don't be sad if you don't get recognized
Can you fully accept your life?

Chapter 7: Regrettable Sunday, "The Virtue of the End"

What kind of identity do I have?
What name will you leave behind?
A truly strong person
Confidence in my path, respect in the paths of others
Living to the end, fulfilling one's given duties

Original text and footnotes

“Each life has its own weight.”
Why You Need to Distribute Your Life's Weight

The balance between work and life is called 'work-life balance'.
The reason why a balance between the two is necessary is because if you lean to one side, your body and mind will quickly become exhausted.
So, are we truly maintaining a healthy balance in our lives? Is it truly balanced to just wait for the holidays and devote all our energy and energy to work during the week? Moderation refers to the "strength to maintain a state of neither excess nor deficiency."
It is difficult to maintain a state of neither excess nor deficiency with the extreme attitude of working hard during the week and playing hard on the weekends.
Because working hours feel long and resting hours feel short.
Perhaps we have always been in a state of excess or lack without any room for leisure.

So how can we maintain balance in life?
Each life has its own weight.
Therefore, I must first look back on what kind of life I have lived so far.
Have you ever felt anxious and impatient because you worry too much? Have you ever felt depressed because you have a strong desire to live well but your actions don't follow? Have you ever broken down under excessive responsibility? And have you ever felt guilty for ruining your day by being consumed by feelings of helplessness, sensitivity, and emptiness that come from time to time?
These are all moments when life's balance is disrupted.

The attitude of one day becomes the attitude of one week, and the attitude of one week becomes the attitude of one's whole life.
Therefore, it is no exaggeration to say that the key to determining the direction of one's life lies in one's attitude during the repeated weeks.
The key to maintaining balance in life is 'the Doctrine of the Mean', which is having peace of mind.
If you don't have peace of mind, you feel like you don't have enough fun and the same regrettable days just keep repeating.
If you can look back on your life and refill the empty space in your heart, and thus distribute the burden of life, you can get one step closer to the tomorrow you desire.

“How will you live the week given to everyone?”
35 Wisdoms from Confucius and Zhuangzi for Restoring Balance in Life

This book introduces the various emotions and situations that modern people face during the repetitive Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday-Friday-Saturday weekdays.
And, by borrowing the wisdom of Eastern philosophers, we have compiled 35 tips on how to control negative emotions.
On a lethargic Monday, we talk about 'a fresh start', on a protracted Tuesday, we talk about 'the wisdom to manage stress', and on a sensitive Wednesday, caught up in work and people in the middle of the week, we talk about 'how to build relationships wisely'.
On Thursdays, when we look forward to the coming weekend, we talk about 'Learning for a better tomorrow'; on Fridays, when we get excited starting in the evening, we talk about 'Knowing how to be calm even when excited'; on Saturdays, when we are filled with positivity and love from many people, we talk about 'Questions that help us understand ourselves'; and on Sundays, when we miss every minute and second, we talk about 'The Virtue of Finishing'.

By reading the stories of Confucius and Zhuangzi together, you will learn how to move forward into a carefree tomorrow without losing your sense of purpose in life.
The Taoist philosopher Zhuangzi, who wanted to live life as if it were play, said this:
“Hills and mountains are made high by the accumulation of low soil, and rivers are made large by the confluence of many streams.
“A great person is one who brings all the individuals together to achieve great things.” Ultimately, we can see that life can never be lived by one’s own strength, and such a life is not great.
It is said that Confucius, the Confucian philosopher, cut off four things in order to maintain the moderation in life.
The first is ‘private opinion’.
Since we cannot live without our own opinions, the core of this saying is an attitude of not asserting selfishness.
The second is the ‘thought that it must be done.’
This is in line with the idea that 'you must do it like me'.
The third is the attitude of ‘stubbornness.’
We must be careful not to be stubborn and block out opinions that are different from ours, and we must be able to respect differing opinions.
The fourth is the thought that ‘it has to be me.’
A person who tries to shoulder the burden of the whole world will soon become exhausted.
A wise person is one who knows how to ask for help even from others.

The author discovers the importance of 'flexibility' in the words of two philosophers.
There is nothing in this world that must be done that way, and nothing that must not be done that way.
If you are plagued by the compulsion that you absolutely must do something and the doubt that you will never be able to do it, that is when you need to be flexible.
A life that is both solid and leisurely is achieved when one can maintain moderation.


“Am I someone you want to be like, or someone you’re ashamed of?”
To become a better human being

The author of this book went through a period of wandering, consumed by fighting and alcoholism, before encountering philosophy.
After that, he wanted to become a priest, so he applied to two parishes and two religious orders for seven years, but was rejected because he had a large tattoo on his body. He then had the opportunity to go to a religious order in the Philippines, but his dream of becoming a priest was shattered when his departure was canceled due to the COVID-19 situation.
He recalls that time and says, "It was a moment when I naturally understood that heaven had abandoned me."
He used to be like that, but now he has met his beloved wife, has a son, and is starting a family.
He trained his mind through calligraphy and Eastern philosophy, majored in youth education and social welfare to help those who, like himself, were lost, and is currently pursuing a doctorate in addiction studies.
From troublemaker to PhD student, from aspiring priest to someone's husband and father.

The author says that only when one has 'a heart that is ashamed of one's own mistakes and hates the mistakes of others' can one truly become human.
Although the storms of life that came to him may have been a little higher than others, the hurdles to change were not that high.
What enabled him to repent of his mistakes and move forward with a new life was his willingness to admit his shame and refine himself.
Eastern philosophy says that while we cannot change our innate character, we can certainly change our acquired character.
Just as a rolling stone gathers no moss and stagnant water eventually becomes rotten, no matter how good one's nature is, one's heart cannot be maintained without effort.
Therefore, the most important thing in change is the ‘desire to become a better person.’

Confucius said, "You should not speak profound truths to people below the middle class," and Zhuangzi said, "You should not associate with people you cannot get along with, so as not to bring harm to your body."
How do people around me evaluate me?
Being someone everyone wants to be with isn't easy, and you can't be loved by everyone.
However, if we want to become someone who the precious people around us want to be with, we can change into better people.
Life doesn't always go my way, but ultimately, only I can bring about change.
The ancient wisdom of Eastern philosophers will illuminate the path of change.