Note 122 — Journaal

“Hospitality is considered as one of the most sacred duties. It would be a grave and shameful thing to refuse a portion of one’s meal with any person, known or unknown, who presents himself at eating-time ... The poor man whose duty calls him to make a journey to a distant place does not need to make elaborate preparations ... At night, instead of going to a hotel with its attendant expense, he enters some house, whose exterior room is open to any comer. There he is sure to find food and lodging for the night” (Griffis, Corea, 1905, bl. 288–289).