Maggie Cheung once spoke about women's age: "People in Asia tend to care more about aging. I grew up in England when I was young and then lived in Paris for ten years; people there didn't have this mindset. Why does one have to be young and wrinkle-free to be considered beautiful? People don't necessarily have to be beautiful; Beauty is not everything, and it can be a waste of life. True beauty is enriched with flavor, happiness, and other elements to make life complete."
Life is not inherently bitter; it is the excess of desires that causes suffering. The mind is not inherently burdened; it is the inability to let go that causes fatigue. Desire is like sand in one's hand—the tighter you grip, the more it slips away. Gain and loss are relative; when you gain, you may be losing; when you lose, you may actually be gaining. The concept of 'letting go' means discarding confusion to find enlightenment, giving up the small to gain the great, abandoning illusion to preserve truth, and rejecting the false to embrace reality. Try to look at things with a broader perspective and follow the flow of fate.
Sometimes, past events must be allowed to pass. Only then is there room for new things to enter our lives. Being alone is different from being lonely. A person can be content alone if they enjoy the tranquility and solitude. Conversely, two people can be deeply lonely if they cannot communicate, fail to appreciate each other's value, or are unable to share love and care.
There is no need to distinguish between right and wrong; do not ponder over glory or shame; there is no need to clarify love or hate; do not worry about success or failure. If millennia of history have been washed away by rain and wind, what are the trivial grievances and gains/losses of an individual? Why not sit lightly on the shoulders of flowing clouds and smile at the thousand-year stories of the human world? Pick up a strand of the faint morning fragrance to give yourself a season of sweetness. Let go of all the past and welcome the rising sun with a mind in a state of zero.
How can one become a positive and happy person? By discovering beauty with a careful mind, developing the habit of reading, making excellent friends, cultivating a healthy mindset and body, learning about investment and management, and learning to be grateful and cherish what one has. Every detail in life holds the potential for happiness. As long as you feel it with your heart, you will be happy, and this happiness can expand, encouraging and influencing those around you.
