Excellence is a habit. If excellence is a habit, then laziness is also a habit. Many aspects of a person are not innate but formed through experience over time. Therefore, our words and actions are the result of long-term accumulation. From this moment on, we should cultivate excellence as a habit, making good behavior natural until it becomes our second nature.
A leisurely life requires sufficient energy to enjoy free time. Without enough vitality, one may always feel tired or sluggish and will not be able to truly enter a relaxed and comfortable state.
Some people see life as enjoyment, while others see it as helplessness. In reality, life contains both enjoyment and helplessness, both relief and confusion. Life is like a green fruit—when savored slowly, it reveals a mixture of sweet, sour, bitter, and astringent flavors.
Life is like fireworks blooming in the night sky—brilliant yet fleeting; it is also like a drop in the long river of history, easily missed with an unnoticed turn. The beauty of life is sometimes like a shooting star across the sky—brief but dazzling—yet its final farewell often goes unnoticed.
In life, we must learn both persistence and letting go. As the saying goes, “Great sacrifice brings great gain; small sacrifice brings small gain; no sacrifice, no gain.” When hands are clenched, nothing is held; when opened, the world is within reach. From childhood, we are taught to persist and strive, yet at times, learning to let go is equally important.
Life is not only about doing what we like, but also about learning to do what we do not like but must do. Adapting to different needs in life is an essential part of growth. Even if we are not fond of certain tasks at first, we may gradually accept and improve at them through adaptation.
Life is meant to be savored slowly, like a play, a game of chess, or a painting. Life is like a drama—when the performance ends, people disperse; like chess—one wrong move may affect the whole game; like a painting—each stroke creates a unique and colorful scene.
