An elder once said that emotions are a form of energy; they come and they go. Parents should not interfere but instead allow children to learn how to manage their own emotions. Our role is to provide them with boundless love and support. If you teach a child to avoid negative emotions through distraction, they may turn to unhealthy substitutes like smoking, drugs, or workaholism when they grow up. Suppressing their emotions is even more detrimental. Doing a little more each time creates a sense of reciprocity. By helping others achieve more, you enhance your own value. Just as skilled fishermen use bait that fish prefer, you cannot make everyone like you, but you can reduce the reasons why people might dislike you. Learning to negotiate without conflict is an essential life skill. By doing more, opportunities will follow. Those who serve others most are often the wealthiest, as the path of service leads to true happiness. The present moment is a limited edition. Today's gains and losses, joys and sorrows, will never be repeated tomorrow. Our task is to make every minute meaningful and joyful, without compromising our true selves to please others. You are not as tied to the outside world as you think, so do not exhaust yourself. Whether dreaming of the future or dwelling on past scars, the only thing that stays with you is your own shadow. One hour of anger can be as damaging as six hours of overtime. Psychologists warn that anger is a self-inflicted torture; negative emotions exhaust both mind and body, lowering immunity and increasing the risk of disease. Therefore, please avoid excessive anger. The heart is like tea, and tea is like the heart. A cup of clear tea reflects the myriad phenomena of the world. Buddhists see Zen, Taoists see Qi, Confucians see etiquette, and businessmen see profit. In the mortal world, if the person leaves, the tea grows cold—a law of nature; if the tea is cold while the person is still there, it reflects the coldness of human nature. Life is like tea: tasteless at first, bitter upon further tasting, but eventually sweet after the bitterness. Ultimately, everything stems from the heart; when the mind is calm, everything becomes cool.
