In social interactions, embracing goodness is compassion; facing success and failure with detachment is wisdom. When the heart is free of knots, expressions become simple and honest. The baseline for quality of life is eating well, sleeping soundly, and maintaining physical comfort. If these basic needs are not met, life becomes contradictory, and no matter how many external possessions one has, the quality of life remains low.
Even if two people cannot wander the world together, they can at least share every beautiful morning and sunset. When you cry, he can share your sorrow, listen to your stories, smooth your disheveled hair, and tell you that the sun will shine brightly tomorrow; when you smile radiantly, he will stand quietly by, smiling at you like the sun... Holding your hand, growing old together, and enjoying the happiness of the present moment with you.
Cultivating the mind is best achieved through few desires, but few desires does not mean no desires; it means reducing desires to a minimum to keep the mind in balance. Therefore, ancient sages like Zhuangzi, who did not concern themselves with fine food or clothing, could still find joy and maintain high moral cultivation.
As the saying goes, "If an official does not serve the people, he should go home and sell sweet potatoes." If rulers and law enforcers cannot transform their power into the right to serve the people, working for their benefit and doing practical good, then what is the point of holding office?