what happens to one today may happen to another tomorrow; misfortunes can happen to anyone
Proverb reminding that today's misfortune for someone else could be yours tomorrow; used to encourage empathy or caution.
See also: 今日は人の身明日は我が身
Don't laugh at his failure. What happened to him could happen to you tomorrow.
災害はいつ起こるかわからない。明日は我が身と思って備えよう。
Disasters can strike at any time. Let's prepare, thinking it could be us tomorrow.
A longer, more explicit version of the same proverb, literally 'today it's someone else, tomorrow it's me.'
A Japanese proverb of uncertain origin, literally 'tomorrow is my own body.' It expresses the idea that another person's misfortune today could be one's own tomorrow.