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In life, don't be too serious about everything.

  Introduction  In life, we encounter many people and many things. It's enough to have pursued your goals and tried your best. If you take everything too seriously, you've already lost half the battle. Isn't thinking too much exhausting, both physically and mentally?   Life   doesn't need excessive attachment; just do your best and accept your fate.   If you've made a choice, worked hard, persevered, and gone through it all, then you can be at peace with yourself. The outcome isn't really important.   Life is simply a process. Glory is like dew on flowers, wealth like frost on grass; you bring nothing into this world and take nothing out. What's there to be proud of? What's there to be disappointed about? Go with the flow, be content with your lot, be as free as drifting clouds, as unrestrained as flowing water—that's the proper attitude   towards life. Sometimes, misunderstandings and even conflicts arise between people due to experiences, backgroun...

There's always a line that can touch your heart.

   1. I want to be a gentle person because I have been treated gently and deeply understand that feeling. —Sadayuki Murai, *Natsume's Book of Friends*   2. A person should be like an army, recruiting soldiers for their own mind and heart, never discouraged, always calling, and loving freedom. —Bi Shumin, *A Person Should Be Like an Army*   3. A man is not made to be defeated. You can destroy him, but you can't defeat him. —*The Old Man and the Sea*   4. Without solid ice, who will recognize the romance of the red plum blossom? Without white snow, who will judge the nobility of the green pine? Without severe cold, who will look up   at the towering trees? —Zhu Guoliang, *Reflections on Spring*   5. If a person wants to achieve something in their life, they must know how to bring themselves to the precipice of life at crucial moments. Giving yourself a precipice is actually giving yourself a blue sky. —Wang Xinwen, *Soulmate*   6. When the mind arises, all kinds of demons arise; ...

On "Loneliness"

   Is loneliness truly a bad thing? It's an essential part of your spiritual growth. Everything has its advantages and disadvantages, and loneliness should be viewed from both sides.   Recently   , a friend confided in me, mentioning that she sometimes feels lonely and even fears growing old alone. So she frequently meets up with friends to go shopping and eat out, constantly posts on social media, and buys things. Whenever she has time, she wants to go out with colleagues or friends to participate in activities, not wanting to be alone. Actually, I've been in this state for a long time; I was desperately seeking a sense of existence, constantly checking social media, meeting friends, attending various literary and artistic events, and trying to meet people with different personalities. I felt that if I stopped, I would be forgotten by everyone.   Colombian writer Gabriel García Márquez wrote in *One Hundred Years of Solitude*: "Life has never existed independently of lone...

Daughter, why I won't let you marry a poor boy

   Daughter, I visited you a few days ago. You brought your boyfriend to me and said, "Dad, I want to marry him."   Later, I told you I disagreed because we're poor.   I can't forget the look in your eyes then, as if you were saying, "How can my father be so materialistic?"   I was speechless; nothing is more painful than being misunderstood by your own daughter.   Our generation hasn't enjoyed any comforts; we're always hesitant and timid. When your mother was pregnant with you, she was working night shifts at the hospital, afraid to take time off for fear of losing her bonus.   Poverty can affect a person's nerves and oppress their soul. Poor people always understand human suffering and the good and evil of human nature more deeply. It silently robs you of your dignity, which is not a good thing.   But the most terrifying thing about poverty isn't the lack of money, but the poverty of thought, the poverty of ambition, the inability to see a...

The more self-disciplined you are, the more wonderful your life will be.

   Yesterday, I went shopping with a friend. She looked incredibly tired and listless, with really heavy dark circles under her eyes. I couldn't help but wonder if she'd been working in a coal mine all night. She frowned, looking heartbroken, and said, "I've recently become obsessed with PUBG... I play until 3 or 4 AM every day. I'm practically dying of sleepiness at work during the day, and I really regret staying up so late, but once I turn on my phone at night, I just can't resist."   Seeing her so dejected, I felt a mix of amusement and helplessness. You probably know someone like that, or maybe you yourself sometimes unintentionally become one of them.   You say you'll just play one game and then go to sleep, but the next day you show up with panda eyes, looking miserable, saying, "I'll definitely go to bed by 10:30 tonight..." You   say you're preparing for the CET-4 or CET-6 exams, but after buying a vocabulary book for only tw...

The Eternal Saxophone

   Sitting in front of the tree hollow, Barco was playing his saxophone again.   Barco was a brown bear.   The morning sun shone on his not-so-handsome face. His nose was too short, and his mouth too wide. He wasn't very smart, and his temperament was too gentle.   "A bear like you isn't very popular with other bears,"   said Midu, a bear girl who lived not far away, to Barco. At the time, Barco wasn't saddened by these words. He thought Midu was right. Back then, he was still learning to play the saxophone, and he played terribly.   Midu was a very beautiful bear; she was sturdy, with bright, darting eyes. Her nose was always wet, making her look healthy and mischievous.   Barco played for a while, then stopped and looked to his right. Midu lived in that direction.   "Today I played a new tune, about fireflies that were so sad that they flew all over the sky, eventually turning into stars… I wonder if she heard it…"   Barco wondered.   Midu was eating h...

Please empty your heart of all your worries.

   The Diamond Sutra says: "Subhuti, if a Bodhisattva has the marks of self, person, sentient being, or life span, then he is not a Bodhisattva."   The Buddha said that sentient beings are inherently without form; all is illusion. Yet, people often cling to external things, losing themselves in the process.   The more worries one has, the heavier one's heart becomes, like carrying a heavy baggage; every day becomes a difficult journey.   Empty the garbage from your heart; erase unpleasant people and events from your memory to make room for happiness.   Remember, a heart filled with sunshine ensures a peaceful life! Do   n't   bottle everything up inside.   As Zhuangzi said: "Use your heart like a mirror; respond to what comes, but let go of what has passed."   If you treat your heart as a mirror, you'll know that this mirror cannot hold onto the past.   The music ends, the audience disperses, and things are irreversible; clinging to them in your heart is...

For the rest of your life, please be kind to yourself.

   Time cannot be reversed, and life cannot be relived. Although we do not know the future, we can seize the present. For the rest of your life, please be kind to yourself and don't be hard on yourself.   - Prologue   Have you ever had this feeling?   There are some words and some things that you know you shouldn't say or do, but you still say or do them without hesitation, and then regret it deeply afterward, thinking that if time could turn back, you would never have said or done them.   You could have chosen something better, but because of a moment of infatuation, you gave up a better choice, gave up your bright future, and chose the person who moved you. In the end, you ruined the rest of your life, worrying about trivial matters every day, and knowing nothing about the outside world, trapped   in your own self-imposed prison. Right and wrong are just a matter of a single thought. Life is a multiple-choice question, and you only have one chance. Whether you choose the righ...

The Stubbornness of Adults

   You laugh the loudest, you cry the most bitterly, you pretend nothing's wrong, you endure the hardship, you suffer sleepless nights   —preface.   An adult's breakdown is silent; there are no shouts, no confidants, only silent nighttime sobs and unspoken insomnia. During the day, work continues as usual, colleagues laugh and joke, friends banter as if nothing has happened.   We seem to have forgotten the last time we laughed genuinely; we only remember smiling at everyone, doing whatever comes to mind, and slowly it becomes normal. We   seem to understand what forced smiles and indifference mean. Life forces us to grow up, forces us to hold back our tears, wears away our joys and sorrows, and the night becomes an outlet for emotions, a refuge for sadness.   We increasingly prefer living alone, without needing to compromise or submit. Yet, we also increasingly dislike living alone, afraid of doing foolish things, afraid of having no one to comfort us when we cry, afraid of no ...

Sun and Moon Golden Morning

   I want to write something, but I don't know where to begin because I don't know what to write. Lately, I've been feeling restless and anxious! So many mixed feelings, my temper flares up unpredictably, beyond my control. A single unpleasant word, an annoying gesture, even a disliked look can set me off!   Today is a special day, special because only I know it's the day of the Awakening of Insects. Aside from the fact that it's the day of the Spring Equinox, the epidemic that swept across China at the beginning of the year has been going on for almost two months now! Working on the front lines every day, I've forgotten what day of the week it is. This morning, when my family told me, I suddenly realized that 29 years have passed…   Looking back on everything I've been through, like most people, "Study hard and make progress every day" has accompanied me for 12 years. I've also dedicated my passion to the beautiful land of my motherland, and I...

That touch of "red"

   I consider myself a sentimental and melancholic person, because no matter what I write, it always ends up being uncontrollably sad! Maybe it's in my bones. On a sunless morning, walking on a deserted, bustling street! Given the current situation, I wonder how many people are looking out their windows, their longing eyes seemingly telling you, "How fortunate we are!" Because, in the current situation, being able to go out is a luxury!   Because of the epidemic, the city has been under lockdown for a month and a half. The lockdown hasn't left everything barren. Look, early in the morning, there are community volunteer guardians, community anti-epidemic vanguard teams, road checkpoints, and people persuading people to return home—all these comrades in red vests and red armbands! Aren't they all sacrificing their own families to protect everyone, silently dedicating themselves? Of course, they can't compare to the medical workers, but compared to them, aren...

Recalling the glorious past

   In the lonely night, I think of you, gazing at the sky, tears streaming down my face in silence. The two brightest stars are separated by an unreachable distance. Did the shooting star awaken your memory? Did the drifting cloud carry your words? I long to share a drink with you under the moon, to melt our tenderness into the wine. I long to lie drunk in your body, never to rise again.   Xiao Tang was just an ordinary, honest farmer's child. In his memory, his father worked far away, his mother caring for him and his sister at home. His father loved to drink, and after each drink, he would go on a drunken rampage, offending many relatives with his drunken words. His mother even divorced twice because of this. Xiao Tang experienced two divorces and the disdain of many relatives, so he matured prematurely from a young age. This is only a 12-year-old child! Just because he is weak, does that mean he should know so much? The post-2000 generation is God's biggest mistake; at only ...

For the rest of your life, don't be hard on yourself. Let go of what you should let go of, and forget what you should forget.

   Sanmao once said,   "I stood facing the rising sun before the sea and said to myself, if time cannot be reversed, let all of this go with the wind." Life is impermanent, with ebb and flow, moments of triumph and desolation. People experience joy and sorrow, separation and reunion, just as the moon waxes and wanes. Living according to one's heart is the most open-minded and wise attitude towards life. For the rest of your life, don't be hard on yourself; let go of what you should let go of, and forget what you should forget.   Forget strife ; be   indifferent to fame and fortune, and do not contend or argue. As Lao Tzu said, "It is precisely because he does not contend that no one in the world can contend with him." Only with an attitude of non-contention will no one in the world be able to challenge him. Life is only a few short decades; everyone is merely a fleeting visitor. Fame and fortune are all transient, external possessions; you bring nothing into...

For the rest of my life, I will be a humble person.

   Shakespeare said, "A proud man always destroys himself in his pride." Because a proud person is often arrogant and finds it difficult to gain the respect of others. A humble person, on the other hand, knows how to respect others; only by learning to respect others can one earn their respect. Such a person, whether in life or in the workplace, can reap good relationships and good fortune. The lower the ground, the greater the sea; the humbler the person, the more likely they are to succeed.   Humility and modesty keep one away from trouble .   The Book of Changes (I Ching) says, "Human nature dislikes pride and favors humility." It is human nature to dislike arrogant and conceited people and to prefer humble and modest ones. "The nail that sticks out gets hammered down." Being too arrogant and looking down on others will inevitably offend people and bring trouble upon oneself sooner or later. Liu Wenjing and Pei Ji, founding heroes of the Tang Dynasty, w...

Don't take yourself too seriously.

  In this world, no one lives a completely worthless life, and no one has everything go smoothly, so don't take everything too seriously. Let go of what you should let go of, forget what you should forget, and you'll be at ease.  Don't value money too much. You can never earn enough money, and you   can never finish all the work. There's a saying that goes, "When you're young, you trade your health for money; when you're old, you try to buy back your health with money, and you might not even succeed."   People should know when to rest when they're tired; don't overwork yourself.   Don't value fame and fortune too much. Fame and fortune are things you value; if you care about them, they'll come; if you don't care about them, they won't.   Actually, what others think of you isn't important; what matters most is your happiness. Even the most resounding fame will one day be forgotten. A balanced view of fame and fortune allows f...

Please be kind to this world!

   Not knowing what to write? Not even knowing what I can write? But I started typing, and the words fell.   Utter silence is the most accurate description of this New Year. The bustling traffic, the firecrackers that ushered in the old year, the warm spring breeze—all of that is completely irrelevant to this New Year. Why is this? Where does the root of all evil lie?   Yes, you guessed it, it's the virus. Perhaps you don't know what a virus is? It's a noun, not a verb. This invisible, intangible, yet dangerous factor that can harm humanity. Tracing its origins, where did it come from? How did it spread to humans? Current research can only confirm that it's a wild animal that people have completely ignored—the bat.   This New Year is different from others. What makes it different? I saw a joke from a netizen: "One sleeping fox caused billions of people across the country to be doing postpartum confinement at home." Although it's a joke, it's indeed the...

Defiant ambition

   Human beings are insignificant, like a grain of sand in the vast ocean, a speck of dust in the universe. They cannot ascend to godhood, nor descend to the underworld; they can only live a life of mediocrity, passing their remaining years in idleness! Yet even fledglings dare to sing to the heavens, mayflies try to shake trees, and mantises have the will to stop a chariot! How much more so should humans! We, the people of this generation, should have the ambition to defy the heavens, and act against the heavens    , even if crushed into dust! We will have no regrets! A thousand years ago, our ancestors could only dream of landing on the moon, hence the beautiful myths of Chang'e flying to the moon; now, we have successfully landed on the moon. A thousand years ago, our ancestors could only dream of entering the sea, hence the fantastical myths of immortals meeting the Dragon King; now, we can dive deep into the ocean. A thousand years ago, our ancestors could only dream of flying...

The most emotional people are the most rational, and the most rational people are very emotional.

   A friend of mine works in sales, and after only a short time on the job, he developed a noticeable beer belly. He said drinking was a work requirement; many projects might have dragged on for a long time without progress, but once he got a good drink, the deal was done. Another friend is very good at winning over his girlfriend. When asked about his secret, he replied simply: whenever his girlfriend is angry, doubtful, or unhappy, he doesn't need to waste words; just hug and kiss her. It always works, without fail.   Problems that negotiation can't solve, drinking can. Problems that argument can't solve, hugging can.   Extending this further, problems that reason can't solve, emotion can. Problems that logic can't solve, intuition can. Problems that science can't solve, religion can. Problems that Confucius couldn't solve, Zhuangzi can.   In this sense, emotional people are actually the most rational, and rational people are often very emotional. If someo...

Let nature take its course

   When people are around, we think there's plenty of time, that everything is possible. But life is subtraction; every meeting is one less.   Some people, once close, drift apart—let nature take its course!   Some feelings, once faded, are forgotten—don't force them!   Life can't withstand the test of time;   life can't withstand the sedimentation of years!   Whether it's family, friendship, or love, it will all fade away, unknowingly forgotten...   Some people accompanied you through thick and thin, sharing joys and sorrows, but in the end, it was just a fleeting romance, slowly fading away...   Some people were complete strangers, never expecting to meet, yet fate brought them together.   It was like looking at flowers through the mist—   real, unreal, beautiful, and painful.   Only the lingering fragrance remains to linger...   A person's life is inseparable from beautiful memories, because therein lies our past, our memories, our every little detail.   Thin...