At your most painful moment, birds are often singing cheerfully outside the window; yet at your happiest moment, someone elsewhere may be struggling against illness and death. The world remains the same; it is only our moods and circumstances that differ.
Everyone longs for a lifelong, unwavering love. However, understand that relationships are like houses: if built with shortcuts and poor quality, they become dangerous structures. Neglect can lead to mold, poor construction to leaks, typhoons can shatter windows, and earthquakes can cause destruction. Yet all houses are alike; even a prison has a door that allows entry and exit.
Life is always marked by absence. Whatever you gain, you also lose. The key is to know exactly what you want. Those who chase two rabbits will likely catch neither.
Life is never perfect. If you realize you have made a mistake, start over. If others do not forgive you, forgive yourself. Never use one mistake to cover up another.
The meaning of life lies in the process, not the conclusion. Therefore, one should not impose their own experiences and views on others, for each person is unique. Every growth path is different, and the sweet and sour flavors of life must be tasted personally; experimentation is the essence of life.
Yesterday is a bad check, tomorrow is a promissory note, but today is cash. Spend it wisely.
Time is the longest and shortest, the fastest and slowest, the most ordinary and precious, the most easily ignored and most regretted aspect of existence.
Life is a journey. All our pleasures and happiness are merely roadside inns along this journey, providing brief rest so that we may gather strength to reach the destination.
