该句使用因果结构表达努力与结果之间的逻辑关系。
Perhaps I have truly become weary, aged, and despondent, but I also feel more relaxed, open-minded, and cheerful. If I strive to compete with everyone and compare myself to others daily, am I not merely tormenting myself? When you learn to make yourself happy, those around you will also become more peaceful.
If others do not respect me, it is because I lack talent; if I do not respect others, it is because I lack virtue; if others do not tolerate me, it is because I am incapable; if I do not tolerate others, it is because my breadth of mind is insufficient; if others do not help me, it is because I am inactive; if I do not help others, it is because I lack kindness. If you treat others not by their own standards but by yours, you will give more and calculate less; if you judge others not by their actions but by your own grace, you will gain more magnanimity and less narrow-mindedness.
People need to be willful. Nowadays, too few people can afford to be willful. How can someone who is never willful maintain a healthy mental state? One must be the master of oneself. Happiness is swallowed, while sadness is chewed; if you chew on happiness, you will find sadness within. Any idealism carries a tinge of sorrow, and a wise person's life often feels like a continuous April Fool's Day.
Once you have capability, people will seek you out, and you will have connections. So-called "connections" are essentially an exchange of value between people. Connections without value are merely fleeting relationships of convenience. If people cannot gain value from you, they will not maintain a relationship with you. Work hard and work smart; once your business excels, the connections you are striving for today will be waiting for you tomorrow.
也许我是真的颓废了，变老了，消沉了，但也觉得轻松了，豁达了，开朗了。如果事事与人争，天天与人比，那不是纯粹在折磨自己吗？学会哄自己开心，周围的人也就都心平气和了。
人不敬我，是我无才；我不敬人，是我无德；人不容我，是我无能；我不容人，是我无量；人不助我，是我无为；我不助人，是我无善……凡事不以他人之心待人，你会多一份付出，少一分计较；凡事不以他人之举对人，你会多一份雅量，少一分狭隘。
人要任性。如今，太少人能任性了。不任性的人，怎么能维持健康的精神状态？自己要能做自己的主。快乐是吞咽的，悲伤是咀嚼的；如果咀嚼快乐，会嚼出悲伤来。任何理想主义都带有伤感情调，而智者的生涯，更像是天天过着愚人节。
当你有了本事，自然有人会来找你，你也便有了人脉。所谓人脉，本质上是人与人之间的价值交换。没有价值的人脉，不过是短暂的求助关系。若无法提供价值，别人也不会与你保持长久的关系。埋头苦干，兼顾智慧，把业务做精做强，明天抬头看，你今天苦苦经营的人脉终会成真。