One can easily distinguish whether a carriage is empty by its sound; the emptier the carriage, the louder the noise.
The reason we feel mentally exhausted is that we often vacillate between perseverance and giving up.
For those who find fault with everything, it is not just their eyes that grow weary.
If you feel nothing for me, please do not give me false illusions, okay?
The degree of a person's suffering depends entirely on the concentration of the "self" within their life. The thicker the self, the more one suffers; the thinner the self, the less one suffers. An objective interest in things can effectively help us escape the cage of the self. Therefore, cultivating a love for nature, as well as an interest in philosophy, art, and music, is highly beneficial. These pursuits not only enhance the quality of life but also greatly dilute the component of the self within the whole of one's existence. In this way, our lives will no longer be so limited and narrow, and our consciousness will not be constantly imprisoned within the narrow confines of self and desire, which are the very roots of all our pain and anxiety.