Single Character: ‘’ (pronounced 'ao', often translated as ‘to persevere,’ ‘to endure,’ or ‘to brew’ depending on context)
In this life, having dreams is not difficult, but it's undeniably challenging to soar against the wind; it's far from simple. Sometimes, you can't advance, you can't retreat – you simply have to remain where you are, enduring and accepting.
Life can be summarized with the word 'persevere' – it's a rare achievement to truly master it.
Lu Xun's essay 'A Passerby' describes a wounded person constantly moving forward, with a child saying there are flowers ahead, and an old man saying don't go forward because of the graves. The same event, the old man sees the grave, and the young man sees flowers.
In a long life, nothing is immediately apparent; momentary success or failure counts for nothing. At the end of the vast, expansive road, there might be a dead end; alongside a muddy path, there could be lush, vibrant greenery.
Life's retreats are common; the key to success lies in your ability to 'persevere'.
'Persevere' means not giving up easily, not changing easily, it's a sense of seriousness amidst joy, and a glimmer of hope during sorrow; it's taking responsibility for life, and cautiously treating every day that belongs to you.
In daily life, try to look at people you dislike with kindness, treat those you look down on with respect, do things you don't want to do well, contain words you want to say, swallow what you can't swallow, restrain your impulses, perhaps you'll achieve different results: a higher position, a bigger salary, more friends, a more open mind.
You should cultivate a personality like a gentle stream, adapting to the times and persevering, don't always try to fight against the current, learn to flow with it. Encountering a rock, jump over it; encountering an obstacle, detour; encountering a deep chasm, rejoice; encountering a fish, embrace it; encountering cold, be cold; encountering heat, be hot; encountering a peak, circle around it; encountering a valley, fill it in.
It's admirable to appreciate those who take the straight path, because they find shortcuts; it's also admirable to appreciate those who take the curved path, because they can see more scenery. The road is not beneath your feet, the road is in your heart.
A pot of life's broth, simmered slowly for a long time, from youthful red to silver hair, it only produces essence, realm, and flavor, if you continuously add a sweet flavor.
This is the most nourishing, the most profound, and the most flavorful.
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