In today's society, the winner is king and the loser is the villain. People measure one's success largely by money and status. Therefore, without violating morality and within legal boundaries, one should not easily give up any opportunity to gain wealth and power. The most straightforward rule in reality is how much wealth and power a person has.
Motivation often comes from two sources: hope or despair.
Don't be discouraged. Life is like an ECG; a completely smooth line only means you are gone.
Love or not love, like or dislike, is only a word apart and a single thought away.
Our misfortune lies in being constantly dragged by time, unable to fix ourselves at a single point to see the whole and the eternal picture. For human beings, the only eternal thing is their own restless fluctuation, which is precisely what causes immense suffering.