该句通过but连接转折关系，突出机会与拒绝改变之间的矛盾。
Life is a passing journey as well as a transcendence; it is a process of gaining as well as letting go.
Without foresight, one is bound to encounter immediate worries. One should prepare a fallback plan during prosperous times and seek a way out during difficult times.
Isn't the world meant to show us our true circumstances? Yet, people still insist on competing over possessions, much like a group of feverish patients comparing who has a higher temperature.
Our numerous desires and needs lead to struggles and distress; the source of pain is rooted within us. Just as a magnetic body would attract and be pricked by iron filings, our pain often stems not from external forces, but from our nature's innate attraction to things that cause suffering.
Everyone encounters life-changing opportunities; in youth, they may appear annually. Yet few seize them, all because of habit. Opportunity demands change, but many refuse to leave their old ways, thereby rejecting opportunity itself. Life remains unchanged not because of a lack of opportunity, but because you have become accustomed to your current state.
人生既是一场路过，也是一场超脱；既是一场拥有，也是一场放手。
人无远虑，必有近忧。在顺境之时应为逆境准备退路，在得意之时应为挫折寻找出路。
这个世界的存在，难道不是为了让我们看清真实的处境吗？身处其中，人们竟然还在攀比得失，这简直就像一群发烧的病人，在比拼谁的体温更高。
欲望与需求带来了挣扎与苦恼，痛苦的源头其实根植于内心。这好比身体产生了磁性，会被铁屑刺痛一样；痛苦往往并非来自外部，而是我们的本性对负面事物有着强烈的“吸附力”。
每个人的一生都会遇到改变命运的机会，年轻时甚至每年都会有。但之所以很少有人能抓住，是因为习惯。机会意味着改变，但太多人习惯了旧生活，从而拒绝了机遇。生活之所以一成不变，并非因为没有机会，而是因为你已经习惯了原地踏步。
"so that we can embrace change before it is too late"
"Happy people not only accept change but also willingly devote themselves to it."
"We must stay vigilant and embrace change."
"Discard the old to embrace the new and keep pace with the times."
"Only by adapting to change can one remain at peace."