Learn to persist, but also learn to let go. As the ancients said: "大舍大得,小舍小得,不舍不得." If you keep your hands tightly clenched, you have nothing; if you open them, the world is in your grasp. From childhood, we are taught to strive, to persevere, and to never give up, but often, learning how to let go is just as essential.
The same applies to the pursuit of wealth. Earning legitimate wealth requires a significant investment of time and energy, a sharp business mind, patience, perseverance, and the accumulation of skills. Those who seek quick riches through dishonest means rarely find peace and seldom have a good end.
Regardless of whether this is absolute truth, if you face hardships and misfortune with this mindset, you will surely overcome more challenges and gain greater control over your own destiny.
There was once a famous "Bucket Theory": the amount of water a bucket can hold depends on its shortest plank. In the industrial era, this theory was highly effective; however, in the age of the global internet, it has become obsolete.
People sometimes distort their memories; the more beautiful the memory, the more likely this occurs.