We only live once, so don't do things that will make you regret it. I hope everyone can live without settling and without giving up. Each person's life happens only once, so why not live a little freely?
For the rest of life: do not settle, do not compromise, do not give up.
Yesterday, I saw a reader's message in the backend: I am 27, and I have only been in one relationship, which lasted four years. This year, I thought he would be my partner for life, but unexpectedly, we broke up this year and cannot get back together. Last night, a friend told me he got engaged to a girl he has known for less than six months. We parted amicably, only a few friends knew, and I never told my parents—they thought I was still with him. Today, I finally confessed to them. Relatives think I am not young and should get married, and my parents worry I won't find someone. Honestly, I am a little scared too… Over the weekend, a relative arranged a blind date for me. I wondered whether to go. I can choose to go or not, and my parents respect my decision. After reading this message, I remembered a quote from San Mao: “Only self-rescue works; others cannot help.” I drafted a long reply but eventually sent just three paragraphs: To the girl on the other side of the screen, perhaps I will never meet you, and you don’t know me. Perhaps you just needed a place to vent, without expecting answers from me. Because by the time you asked the question, you already knew your choice. I guess your answer is: “I don’t want to settle, compromise, or give up my ability to love for the rest of my life, right?”
Finally, let me give you a phrase: leave the past behind, never give up in the rest of your life, do not compromise in love, and do not settle in life. Not long after, I received her reply: Thank you. “Actually, you don’t need to thank me. Everyone has their own choices; your life is yours to decide, and you already had the answer in your heart. I did not really help you.”
