How one spends money often reflects one's taste better than how one earns it.
In the face of eternal death, all finite lifespans are of equal value. Philosophy often tempts the human mind to move forward in mysterious postures, guided by the world. However, once the temptation succeeds, philosophy immediately mocks the ignorance and helplessness of human wisdom, placing us in contradiction: we become pessimistic in our contradictions, yet transcendence is also born from them. The pessimistic become futile sacrificial victims, while the transcendent become restless spirits in its hands.
Prophets are rejected in their own hometowns, largely due to jealousy. When a person who grew up in the same environment proves to be far superior to others, people first cannot believe it, then cannot tolerate it, feeling that they are thereby belittled. It is only much later, out of the same vanity, that their descendants will proclaim the birth of the prophet as a great glory of their hometown.
How to determine if a career suits you? I believe it should meet three conditions: first, having a strong interest, to the point where one would do it even without pay; second, having a clear sense of meaning, believing that one's life value is realized through it; third, being able to make a living from it.
If love is an art, then appropriate self-love is a quality. Only those who possess this quality can become artists of love.
Genius often dies young, while mediocrity enjoys longevity. Is love not the same?
Once lovers turn against each other, they dismiss old affection as fake and demand their love letters back to tear them into strips. It seems this has always been the case.
Any pleasant enjoyment in life depends on a clear mind. Once a mind becomes clouded by lowly noise, it loses the ability to perceive beauty. Every person born into this world has a position that is most suitable for them, waiting for them to claim it one day. To know if a position is most suitable for them, one should ask their life and soul to see if they feel happy.
Ten thousand novels cannot fill the gap left by the incompleteness of 'Dream of the Red Chamber'.
All external faiths are merely bridges and lures; their value lies in guiding people inward to live a spiritual life within. God does not reside in some place in the universe; for us, its only possible mode of existence is the intuition we feel within our hearts.
