Lot 63 of 100
Once, sailing, you lost your needle
The poem
昔日行船失了針今朝依舊海中尋若還尋得原針在也費工夫也費心
In English
Once, sailing, you lost your needle,and today you search for it in the sea again.Even if you find the original needle,it costs both effort and heart.
What it says
Searching the sea for a lost needle stands for trying to recover something already gone. Even if you find it, the poem says, it costs a great deal of effort and heart. It invites you to weigh whether chasing something past is worth the toll.
A thought to take with you
Before trying to recover something from the past, ask whether it is worth the effort.