Don't waste much of your time worrying about the hurts you've received, or agonizing over questions like "Why would someone play such a prank on me?" Some people may intentionally embarrass you because they feel threatened or want to punish you for something you did, while others are simply in the habit of making such jokes without considering the harm caused. For such people, there is no need to dwell on whether their intentions were malicious.
In our lives, about 90% of things are good, and only 10% are bad. If you want to live happily, you should focus your spirit on that 90%. If you want to worry, toil, or suffer from physical ailments, then direct your energy toward that 10% of bad things.
Simplicity is the composure and calmness within the heart, and not demanding too much from life. Life has success and failure, gatherings and partings; no one can have everything or rule the world alone. It is a reality of life that one cannot have both the fish and the bear's paw. A mature person faces imperfection with equanimity—not forcing or clinging, but doing one's best and accepting fate. Pursuing perfection is a beautiful ideal, while accepting imperfection is a beautiful mindset.
Life is not about gazing at a distant future, but about doing what is at hand and spending a pleasant, fulfilling today, because only today is reality.
The issue is not what a person can despise, disdain, or criticize, but what they can love, value, and appreciate.
Words should not be spoken recklessly, medicine should not be taken blindly, trees should not be cut down indiscriminately, rain should not be endured thoughtlessly, people should not be struck wildly, and emotions should not be expressed without restraint.
"Lian" (attachment/love) is a profound character; its structure carries connotations of change and state...
Relatively speaking, everyone has the opportunity to be lucky; it depends on whether you grasp the opportunity and strive hard.
