What is the nation’s…
![IMAGE: What is the nation's treasure? The will to (achieve) enlightenment is the treasure, and one who possesses it is the nation's treasure. Therefore there is an old saying that a string of (large) jewels is not the nation's treasure; the nation's treasure is one who lights up a (small) corner of the world [one who brightens the world at his corner / one who shines light into a dark corner].](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/candle-1285146_640-200x132.jpg)
What is the nation’s treasure? The will to (achieve) enlightenment is the treasure, and one who possesses it is the nation’s treasure. Therefore there is an old saying that a string of (large) jewels is not the nation’s treasure; the… More »
![IMAGE: The usefulness of (the) useless. [Everyone knows the usefulness of useful things, but no one knows the usefulness of useless things. / Everyone knows the use of the useful, but not the use of the useless.] (Even if something did not bring immediate benefit, it could still turn out to be valuable.)](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/place-name-sign-822236_640-100x71.jpg)
![IMAGE: Even though our outer nature suffers decay, our inner self is renewed day after day. [Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day.]](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/saint-paul-1276547_640-100x67.jpg)
![IMAGE: Pudding before praise. [Pudding rather than fame.] / Fair words fill not the belly.](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/pudding-791803_640-100x67.jpg)