I like feeling in control.
Plans.
Rules.
Numbers.
But the more I try to control things,
the more anxious I become.
What would an ossan think about control?
Ossan’s answer
An ossan learns this slowly:
Control is useful,
until it becomes fear in disguise.
Trying to control everything
usually means
you’re afraid of uncertainty.
And uncertainty never disappears.
An ossan doesn’t give up control.
He narrows it.
He controls
what he can act on today.
He lets go of
what depends on timing, luck,
or other people.
Control feels safe.
But too much of it
makes life fragile.
An ossan doesn’t ask,
“How do I control this?”
He asks,
“What happens if I don’t?”
The answer tells him
whether control is helping
or hiding something.