Let us start with a simple metaphor: life is a book, living is the process of the story, fate is the plot of the story, and life itself is the unread text.
Thus, experiencing a phase of life is like reading a book. As plot points emerge or fade, life gradually shortens until it eventually vanishes.
Life is actually simple; it is just a book. Some think: since it is only a book, it doesn't matter much. I should be detached. Rise and fall, glory and shame are merely a few sentences in the book. Others think: I cannot change the thickness of this book, but I can change its value. I will strive to make the book precious because of me! Some think: I have already turned a few pages. I didn't cherish the previous ones enough, so I must value every word in the remaining pages doubly. Others think: Although the plot is tortuous and fate is arduous, I will not loosen my clenched jaw. I demand a glorious ending…
This book contains the shadows of such people, and life is filled with the sweetness, bitterness, sourness, and saltiness of the human world.
From the moment a baby is born, this book is opened. People look at it and read it, while also leaving their own traces behind. However, some leave deep impressions, some leave shallow marks, some leave dirty claw prints, and some leave pure white traces.
Everyone's book is different. Some are more pleasant to look at, while others are more sorrowful. People treat them differently, adding even more variety.
Some believe the plot is already written and choose to 'accept fate,' while others believe the content can be changed and aim to be the protagonist of the story. But one thing remains unchanged: You are the one who reads your book, whether you cherish it or not, you must read it yourself.
Although one's life is just a splash in the long river of history, just a book in a corner of a grand library's shelf, everyone should face it actively. As splashes, you can be the clearest one or the most filthy one. As books, you can be the most eye-catching one or the most desolate one.
Read the book in your hands well; this is the only book that completely belongs to you.
