Chi Ku: A Chinese term for what we face each day of treatment and recovery
I was relaxing in the park this weekend reading Oprah magazine and this phrase jumped out at me: Chi Ku. It translates literally as "to eat bitterness" and is a Chinese phrase for enduring hardship. It means to endure something unpleasant in good humor. Or to continue despite great difficulties in a general sense of encouragement, meaning to stay focused. The struggle to endure mental and physical challenges with grace and acceptance.
I love this phrase. So I googled and found some more Chinese expressions in the same vein:
http://www.chinasage.info/proverbstoic.htm
Chi Ku, on fellow members!
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