How others perceive you has nothing to do with you; how you choose to live has nothing to do with them. This is who I am. I would rather let others think I am happily carefree than make myself look pitifully vulnerable.
Life is a long journey; avoid exerting too much force. Treating a marathon like a sprint often leads to exhaustion. The ideal approach is to use eighty percent of your energy, saving the remaining twenty for physical well-being and enjoying life. Similarly, in romantic relationships, loving too intensely exhausts both parties and rarely leads to a perfect outcome. Love with eighty percent intensity, keeping twenty percent for yourself.
Friendship is a strong cup of coffee, a ladder toward maturity, a kind joke on April Fools' Day, and a passionate rose on Valentine's Day. At that time, friendship was like aged wine; whenever tasted, it intoxicates the soul.
Once, amidst a ruthless storm, I lost my direction and was left stranded in the mud. Birds flying overhead and people passing by merely smiled and moved on. Accompanied by loneliness, I walked through the late autumn and the bitter winter.
I wish to be a messenger of peace, bringing you safe news; a Santa Claus, delivering joy; an angel of love, scattering happiness; and a Bodhisattva, appearing in whatever form is needed to bring salvation. Gather a ray of sunshine to reflect your beauty; build a chimney to disperse your endless worries; pick a white cloud to sprinkle the snow of happiness; dig a pond to collect the raindrops of bliss.
