We can avoid an elephant, but we cannot avoid a fly. What often makes us unhappy are the smallest of things. How much we possess is not what matters, but whether we can be content; if your mindset doesn't change, no one can help you.
An equanimous mind is the Way. To observe extraordinary things with an equanimous mind is to make everything ordinary. Hold an equanimous heart: not tempted by vanity, not misled by power, not moved by wealth, and not deluded by beauty; do not sink into the superficiality of the world. Do not be elated by external things or depressed by oneself; see through fame and fortune, look through victory and defeat, and perceive through praise and blame, remaining unhindered and free everywhere. Stay unperturbed by honor or disgrace, watching the flowers bloom and fall in the courtyard, and remain indifferent to staying or leaving, watching the clouds roll and unroll in the sky.
Slowly, one realizes that everything and everyone will eventually become the past, so there is no need to struggle against it. Some people are destined not to stay, leaving only regrets. One deeply understands that in this world, the most beautiful scenery is often that which passes by most quickly, and the deepest pain often belongs to a weathered heart. Many things can only be experienced once, and two people who are together every day are not necessarily friends.
Life is always imperfect, filled with bitter tears, regrets of stumbles, deep resentment, and hateful sorrows. Yet, life is also perfect, as it allows us to smile through tears, gain enlightenment through regret, find joy within resentment, and breed love within hate. To see if life is perfect, one must overlook the imperfections and magnify the potential for perfection. As long as your heart is perfect, the world is perfect. What we cultivate is a heart that loves this world.
A soulmate is more precious than kin, always offering silent support and helping to resolve difficulties. If you are fortunate enough to find a soulmate, please cherish them. Life will not always be smooth, days may not always be wealthy, and emotions may not always last; life will inevitably have its bumps and obstacles.
Anything noble is necessarily rare and unique. In the same way, your nobility stems from your uniqueness and individuality. If you lose your uniqueness, you lose your nobility.
If someone does not value you, there is no need to be angry or try to prove yourself. You cannot satisfy everyone's gaze; the best approach is: if they do not care about you, you need not care about them.
Some wounds will slowly heal with time; some grievances will be resolved once understood; some pains will become habits if endured long enough. Some words kept deep in the heart are not intended to be hidden, but simply because not all pain can be shouted out loud.
Leaving halfway is not because the scenery isn't beautiful, but because the heart wasn't sincere; turning back is not because fate is shallow, but because the emotion wasn't deep. Those who laugh with you may not cry with you, but those who cry with you will surely stay until you laugh again.
If you become strong enough, others cannot reject you; if you can command yourself, difficulties cannot stop you. Only by changing yourself first can you change your world and your life.
You don't need to strive too hard, as long as you persist. Like running a marathon, the most important thing is to finish the race, not how fast you ran at the beginning.
A woman's beauty lies in her appearance, her emotion, and her temperament. Using a mirror to observe appearance; using a woman as a mirror to observe emotion; and using a man as a mirror to observe temperament. Without appearance, one can still have emotion; without emotion, one can still have temperament; with temperament, one can captivate the world.
"When you see others as angels, you live in heaven; when you see others as devils, you live in hell." — Heaven is not far away, it is in the gratitude of the present; hell is not elsewhere, it is in the moment of one's own ego.
The success of a strong person lies not in defeating an opponent, but in ultimately conquering oneself.