27. The highest state of human happiness is freedom, but there is no absolute freedom in this world, only relative freedom. Therefore, the happiest people are those who: do what they love, live in the home they love, read the books they love, love the people they love, make the friends they love, eat the food they love, drink the wine they love, listen to the music they love, and see the scenery they love. It is not difficult; the key is to set a standard for what you love—if the standard is too high, it is difficult; if it is not too high, it is easy.
28. If you cannot feel your way across the stones, just find a bamboo pole to continue your exploration.
29. Life requires overall design—a family should have short-term, medium-term, and long-term plans, considering the consumption needs and priorities at different stages of life to be well-prepared for the future.
30. Life can be simple and plain; plainness is the essence of life. Relax your mind and enjoy a simple life, for within simplicity lies the true meaning of existence.
31. The deep affection between brothers flows through simple and unadorned words.
32. The world is full of temptations; do not let the dazzling lights blind your eyes.
33. Calmness and resilience are gradually cultivated through the continuous restraint of one's own pain.
34. When no one can engage in a conversation that reaches your inner soul, you will undoubtedly feel lonely, but you are also exceptional.
35. Between people, there is both the greatest distance and the closest connection.
37. Wealthy people do not necessarily wear designer brands. Some people without money even borrow funds to buy them just to compete with others. Once a person harbors the desire to compare, they will be led by vanity. Those controlled by vanity live according to the opinions and concepts of others, abandoning their own stance and judgment, and blindly following the preferences of others—if others say a brand is good, they say it is too, even going to extreme lengths to possess what others deem "good," even if those things do not suit them.
38. Those who merely praise and admire us are not great teachers; those who critique and guide us are true mentors, for it is through them that we progress.
39. If people will laugh whether you act or not, or whether you succeed or fail, then you might as well do even better and let them laugh!
40. Observe people through "time." Time is the ultimate tester that reveals a person's true essence.
