APAD: There's nothing new under the sun

Meaning: Many things/ideas that appear new aren't really new at all.

 

Background:

    What has been will be again,

    what has been done will be done again;

    there is nothing new under the sun.

    --Ecclesiastes 1.9. Bible: New International Version.

 

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So what? Like freedom for which every generation has to fight anew, many stories

are necessarily re-told, truths re-discovered, sufferings re-suffered, and

lessons re-learned. Who says one has to be original to live an authentic life?

 

The proverb reminds me to learn from the past and others' experiences. It is not

an excuse for feeling complacent, pretending to have been there and done that

for things about which I have no clue.

所有跟帖： 

• 日光之下并无新事。。应该是从哲学角度来探讨的吧，比如人性。。 -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/05/2023 postreply 09:30:26

• unless everything is a replay, directed by the Matrix :-) -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/05/2023 postreply 09:34:30

• what has been done will be done again。温故而知新！ -方外居士- ♂ (0 bytes) () 11/05/2023 postreply 10:45:18

• 此乃”太阳底下无新事“—如哈马斯袭击以色列，虽后者lack of imagination。又如章子怡离婚，不管优雅与否。 -唐宋韵- ♂ (0 bytes) () 11/05/2023 postreply 11:17:55

• 思路不错，发挥一下，可以写个优雅的散文小品。 -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (167 bytes) () 11/05/2023 postreply 13:25:50

• 你来，大家等待中。。。 -唐宋韵- ♂ (0 bytes) () 11/05/2023 postreply 14:07:16

• 懒人我很久没有码过超过20行的字了。：）） -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/05/2023 postreply 15:53:04

• history repeats itself. -卫宁- ♂ (0 bytes) () 11/05/2023 postreply 14:03:22

• 历史不会重演细节，过程却会重复相似。：） -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/05/2023 postreply 15:55:37

• Good point. Accepting fate is not how humans evolve. -waterfowl- ♂ (0 bytes) () 11/05/2023 postreply 14:31:43

• Thanks everyone. Have a great week! -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/05/2023 postreply 18:57:34

• Like this one！ -妖妖灵- ♀ (2815 bytes) () 11/05/2023 postreply 20:27:28

• Thanks. Good to see you. -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/06/2023 postreply 10:06:09

• 深入浅出，哲理性好强！但如同罗旋楼梯，虽然表现形式会改变，事物的方向总会周而复始？ -古树羽音- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/08/2023 postreply 14:10:33