通过分号连接两个分句，后半句使用“what is terrifying”主语从句强调重点，逻辑层层递进，深刻揭示了痛苦的真正本质。
Equanimity is the Way. Viewing extraordinary matters with an ordinary mind brings everything back to normal. Maintain a peaceful heart: not lured by vanity, not confused by power, not moved by money, not seduced by beauty, and not sunk into superficiality; not rejoicing in external gains nor grieving over personal losses, seeing through fame and status, understanding success and failure, and letting go of praise and blame, one becomes unimpeded at all times and at ease everywhere. Unaffected by honors or insults, one watches flowers bloom and fall before the courtyard; indifferent to coming or going, one gazes at clouds rolling up and down in the sky.
With time, one realizes that all things and all people will eventually become the past; do not hold a grudge against them. Some people are destined to be lost, leaving only regrets behind. It is deeply understood that the most fleeting things in this world are the most beautiful scenery, while the deepest pain belongs to the weathered heart. Slowly, one learns that many things can only be possessed once; slowly, one realizes that two people who are together every day are not necessarily friends, and may share no meaningful connection at all.
Leave a clear sky for the heart. Life is bound to encounter pain unexpectedly. In fact, Pain itself is not terrifying; what is terrifying is betraying one's own inner self and becoming an accomplice to suffering. See things clearly, think them through, pick them up, and let them go. Learn to temper one's temperament, understand the restraint of desires, remain rational when retreating, be magnanimous when yielding, remove distractions, and reduce comparisons. One will then find contentment in the flow of fate. Wanting less makes life much simpler.
平常心即道。以平常心态审视非凡之事，万物便归于平常。秉持一颗平常心，不被虚荣引诱，不被权势迷惑，不为金钱所动，不为美色所迷，不因浮华而沉沦；不以物喜，不以己悲，看透功名利禄，看破胜负成败，看淡毁誉得失，时时无碍，处处自在。宠辱不惊，看庭前花开花落，去留无意，望天上云卷云舒。
岁月沉淀后才明白，任何事、任何人终将成为过去，不必与之纠结。有些人注定留不住，留下的唯有遗憾。深刻体会到，世上走得最急的，总是最美的风景；痛得最深的，总是沧桑的心。慢慢懂得，许多东西只能拥有只有一次；也慢慢明白，两个天天相处的人不一定是朋友，甚至可能毫无交集。
为心灵留下一方晴空。人生难免与痛苦不期而遇，其实痛苦并不可怕，可怕的是内心背叛自己，成为痛苦的帮凶。凡事看得开、想得透、拿得起、放得下，学会隐忍性情，懂得克制欲望，退却时保持理智，谦让时展现大度，去除杂念，减少攀比，便能随缘自适。想要的少一些，生活便会简单许多。