A Life You Need Not Regret

Reflection

The verse begins, “Like a well-guarded frontier fort, with defences within and without, so let a man guard himself.” In its chapter, this image points toward actions and the consequences they set in motion. The emphasis is agency without isolation: begin with the part of the situation your own conduct can actually change. Because this is a historic English translation, test the teaching in experience rather than treating its wording as a demand for belief.