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better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness
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Japanese Meaning
絶望や不満に直面している時でも、ただ文句を言うより、たとえ小さな行動でも実際に何かを始めることがより価値があるという教訓。 / 状況の悪さを嘆くだけでなく、ごく小さな善行でも積極的に行動することで、希望や前進の力になるという示唆。
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better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness
Even in the face of hopelessness and discontent, it is more worthwhile to do some good, however small, in response, than to complain about the situation.
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