“When the rooster crows, the day will break.
When the rooster does not crow, the day will still break.
Whether the day breaks is not up to the rooster—
What matters is who wakes up.
Those who wake, live a day;
Those who do not, lived a lifetime.”
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“There was a person who bought a box of pears. Worried the hot weather would spoil them, he ate the worst ones each day to avoid waste. In the end, he ate an entire box of rotten pears. To summarize, here’s a couplet:
Top line: Saving the good ones, eating the bad ones
Bottom line: Eating the bad ones, spoiling the good ones
Horizontal scroll: Forever eating rotten ones”
Insight:
Life is like eating pears. If you focus on unhappy things every day, you’ll spend your whole life in misery. Let go of troubling matters, be more positive each day, and you’ll shine for a lifetime!
Cherish the present, stay positive and happy!
No one is born knowing how to control their emotions.
Truly wise people are constantly mindful not to let themselves be trapped by negative emotions!
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“At a parent-teacher meeting, the teacher wrote these four problems on the board:
2+2=4; 4+4=8
8+8=16; 9+9=20
Parents said one after another: “You got one wrong.”
The teacher turned around and said slowly: “Yes, everyone sees clearly that this problem is wrong. But I got three problems right before this—why didn’t anyone praise me? Why do you only see the one I got wrong?”
The teacher continued meaningfully: “Parents, the essence of education isn’t finding children’s mistakes, but appreciating what they do right!”
This applies to children,
And to adults too.
Let’s encourage each other!”
It’s the same with people—you may treat someone well a hundred times and they forget; one moment of dissatisfaction might erase everything! This happens most often among friends!
This is the human nature principle of 100-1=0.
Actually, don’t family members often make the same mistake?
I raise this topic today to preserve friendship and maintain family bonds forever! Among friends, taking a step back is superior; among family, yielding is noble. When someone helps you, even a little, you should repay abundantly. This is the way to be human!
For a group of people to come together isn’t easy—some are assertive, some easygoing, some tough, some gentle, some calculating, some magnanimous, some clever, some reserved, some outspoken, some cunning, some honest…
Life has many forms, all kinds of people. In human relationships, no one is naturally suited to be friends. What’s needed is: mutual contentment, gratitude, tolerance, and understanding. Through storms and adjustments, we change what doesn’t fit in each other. Respect others to dignify yourself; help others to achieve yourself!
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A wonderful passage from Confucius:
“If people don’t respect me, I lack talent; if I don’t respect people, I lack virtue; if people don’t accept me, I lack ability; if I don’t accept people, I lack magnanimity; if people don’t help me, I’ve accomplished nothing; if I don’t help people, I lack kindness!”
In everything, if you don’t treat others with their mindset, you’ll give more and calculate less; if you don’t judge others by their actions, you’ll have more grace and less narrowness; if you don’t retaliate based on others’ faults, you’ll have more peace and less conflict. Maintain inner peace, don’t rush or be arrogant, have more grace, and let everything follow its course! Be grateful for everyone you meet in life.
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Wonderful annotations…
• What you can measure at your chest is called—chest size;
What you can’t measure at your chest is called—breadth of mind.
• Where your eyes can see is called—line of sight;
Where your eyes can’t see is called—vision.
• What your mouth can say is called—content;
What your mouth can’t say is called—substance.
• What your hands can gesture is called—hand gestures;
What your hands can’t gesture is called—methods.
• What can be measured in your brain is called—IQ;
What can’t be measured in your brain is called—wisdom.
• What your ears can hear is called—sound;
What your ears can’t hear is called—reputation.
• What’s printed on certificates is called—diploma;
What can’t be printed on certificates is called—culture.
• What a thermometer can measure is called—temperature;
What a thermometer can’t measure is called—warmth.
• What your fingers can write is called—articles;
What your fingers can’t write is called—literature.
• What you see in the mirror is—yourself;
What you can’t see in the mirror is—the self.
• What money can measure is—price;
What money can’t measure is—value.
• What bank deposits show is called—assets;
What bank deposits don’t show is called—wealth.
• What’s expressed on your lips is called—sweet talk;
What’s held in your heart is called—true feeling.
• Forwarding after reading is called—sharing;
Not forwarding after reading is …
