An alma mater is a school we may scold a thousand times a day, but never allow anyone else to criticize.
They say time flies like an arrow, yet I wish the years would pass even faster.
The height you reach depends on the peak you climb. This is the most obvious law of cause and effect in the world.
Vows are meant to steady restless hearts, yet they ultimately bind nothingness. Mountains do not swear to the seasons, letting prosperity and decay follow fate; oceans make no promises to the shores, meeting only when destiny calls. Perhaps even language should be discarded, leaving only pure silence and existence between us.
Often, loving someone deeply is not about possession, but about letting them enter your heart through silent affection.
Love is frozen in years of silence, as if harboring a painful wound that no bandage can bind.
I think I should visit that girl's mother and see if, facing a face ravaged by time, I still possess the strength to stand tall.
After years of travel, the Voyager finally escaped the solar system and entered interstellar space. It drifts in such solitude, just to catch a glimpse of the unknown. Some people spend their whole lives huddled in a corner, not even bothering to look out the window, let alone step outside. — *Beijing Meets Exile*
Still waters run deep; those with simple and clear hearts find it easier to understand Zen. Practicing Buddhism is like tasting tea—drinking a bitter cup until it becomes tasteless is the state of Zen. Life should be simplified; despite the swaying of the world, the heart should remain like a lotus, blooming quietly. Just as countless streams eventually merge into a single river, flowing clear, simple, and tranquil.