The best state of mind is calmness and composure. If life is a drop of water, desires are like a raging river. To chase infinite desires with a finite life, who can ever win? Life's desires bring suffering when unattained and suffering when unable to let go. For things beyond our reach, let them be. Understand that tolerance brings greatness, and desirelessness brings strength.
Emptiness does not mean having nothing. Reducing reliance on material things can reveal the boundless treasures within the heart. Many people bear the burdens of family and career, often feeling suffocated, and thus turn to traveling abroad to relieve stress. Yet, relying solely on travel to alleviate worries is not the best approach. Perhaps a simpler life can naturally ease the weight on the soul.
Most people never step onto a synthetic track, fewer than five thousand practice hurdles nationwide, and many counties lack proper athletic fields… Expecting Liu Xiang to carry the hopes of 1.3 billion people across 56 ethnic groups is exhausting. This is like having less than ten thousand people play football nationwide but demanding the national team win championships. Gold medals are not the ultimate standard; widespread participation is the real measure. If one day Mahjong becomes an Olympic sport, no matter the referees or foreign media criticism, we would certainly win. Liu Xiang, life goes on.
Anything can go wrong, but not your mood; anything can be lacking, but not your confidence; anything can be abandoned, but not your happiness.
The greatest misfortune in life is that, due to the absence of motivated and visionary people around you, your life becomes mediocre and dull.
A cup of rich, fragrant tea will eventually become bland, and a deeply memorable relationship will fade with the passage of time.
Those working envy those studying, and those studying long for working. We seldom cherish what we have, and once lost, regret is inevitable.
