The First Visitor’s Name
Source and notes
- Original text
- 子曰：「不患人之不己知，患不知人也。」
- Meaning
- Confucius says to worry less about whether others recognize you and more about whether you understand them.
- Modern adaptation
- Jian stops checking reactions to the poster and asks the first visitor where the directions were unclear. She adds an arrow where the visitor points.
- Takeaway
- You can ask about someone else’s experience while you’re waiting for people to notice yours.
- Today’s question
- While you’re waiting for others to notice you, who could you make an effort to get to know first?