During the four years from graduating college to entering society, what matters most is not what you have accomplished, but the good habits you develop in your work.
Aim for top-quality character, handle ordinary matters, and accept modest blessings; only by maintaining this can you enjoy a peaceful life.
Being jealous of others brings no benefit to yourself, nor does it diminish others' achievements. Focusing too much on others leaves less time for self-reflection.
Many people remain mediocre throughout life because they never truly understand how to conduct themselves and handle affairs.
Time ages us, yet it leaves traces on an otherwise ordinary life. How can I express gratitude for the quiet solace it brings to my simple existence?
In life, people constantly come and go. Thus, the seen and unseen, the remembered and forgotten, continuously alternate. With constant gain and loss, does what is unseen truly not exist? Does what is remembered never fade?
In many tasks, if someone helps you, be sure to show gratitude; if no one helps, do not blame, for some matters you should have clarified yourself.
Some people like you with your hair down, others with it tied up; yet those who truly like you love all of your appearances.
During the four years from graduating college to entering society, what matters most is not what you have accomplished, but the good habits you develop in your work.
