Where Everyone Can See
Source and notes
- Original text
- 子貢曰：「君子之過也，如日月之食焉。過也，人皆見之；更也，人皆仰之。
- Meaning
- Zigong compares an exemplary person’s mistakes to eclipses of the sun and moon. Everyone sees the error, and people look up to the person who corrects it.
- Modern adaptation
- Jian posts a correction where the original notice was and explains what happened to a visitor.
- Takeaway
- Make sure the correction reaches the people who may have seen the error.
- Today’s question
- Who needs to hear about something you can put right today?