“I bow with a thankful heart and become aware that life is magical.”
This is #69 out of a series of 108 daily Buddhist affirmations that I am attempting to translate with my hands tied behind my back (well not really that, but I’m deliberately not seeking out translations on the internet, using only dictionary and grammar).
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67. 나와 남이 하나임을 알게되어 감사한 마음으로 절합니다.
“I bow with a thankful heart and become aware that I and others are one.”
68. 세상의 아름다움을 알게되어 감사한 마음으로 절합니다.
“I bow with a thankful heart and become aware that the world is beautiful.”
69. 생명들의 신비로움을 알게되어 감사한 마음으로 절합니다.
I would read this sixty-ninth affirmation as: “I bow with a thankful heart and become aware that life is magical.”
The word “신비로움” [sin-bi-ro-um] is normally “mystery,” but the verb from which it derives can also mean “to be amazing” or “to be magical” and I decided to go with an unconventional translation here because I liked the idea of trying to sound a little bit poetic. “Life being magical” sounds more interesting than “life’s mysteries” – or in any event, less cliched.
