Live every day consciously; do not live your life in a trance. Life is meant to be experienced, not just passed aimlessly day by day. To lose oneself in one's work while maintaining a composed mindset is a profound way to overcome anxiety and defeat inferiority. For those without money, the city seems distant; for those without ambition, the journey seems endless. The determined find a thousand ways, while the unambitious find a thousand obstacles. In the heat of passion, lovers wonder what virtue they accumulated in a past life; after marriage, spouses wonder what sins they committed. It is a world of extremes. It is tragic that society often requires two people to form a perfect lover, much like how literature relies on the traits of similar characters to create a typical persona. Mental exhaustion and aging stem from the sorrow of unfulfilled vanity, the constant stimulation of Parisian life, and the struggle against ambition. Yet, tranquility is the balm for the soul. Tempering desires and anger preserves oneself; exercise and diet strengthens the body; being natural saves the mind; cultivating character guides social interaction; maintaining calm stabilizes the home; and hard work establishes a career. One should have pursuits but must not become greedy. When lost in interest, one loses their mind and falls into traps. Acting within one's capability is wise; we all have weaknesses, and to clash with others using our flaws is self-destruction. The truth of things is often far from what we imagine—sometimes like a joke from God that leaves us unable to laugh, all due to prejudice. Life has no answers, and it requires none.
