Life is Like a Chess Game - Enter with Dedication

June 29, 2025, 8:56 p.m. Essays

People have both gains and losses, and situations have both wins and losses.Chess, the key is a mindset. You're never playing against a person in chess; your opponent is only one, namely life.

There's no distinction of high or low, no distinction of wealth on the chessboard. Do one's duty fully and diligently, step by step, even if humble, never be contemptible, cultivate a noble spirit. When the game reaches its conclusion, tell yourself: I have lived without regrets.

Situation of Gain and Loss

Have you ever heard a story? In the desert, someone was carrying a bag, picking up things along the way. He collected a lot of gold and gems, but the bag became heavier and heavier until he collapsed from exhaustion. The oasis was just around the corner, but he didn't have the strength to reach it.

Many times, life is like a bag, the more you fill it, the heavier you carry. Learn to let go of unnecessary things, don't overly concern about gains and losses, everything happens by chance, be adaptable and at ease, that's the true way to live.

Situation of Interest and Conflict

Recently, the Huawei incident has been hotly debated, almost occupying the hot search rankings every day. Huawei's strength has always been at the forefront of the times, while such formidable strength made its opponents uneasy. The US imposed arbitrary restrictions on it, and many international giants stopped doing business with Huawei under pressure, which has brought Huawei unprecedented challenges. In a CCTV interview, Ren Zhengfei said that Huawei is currently in its best state. This year, Huawei will guarantee at least 20% growth.

It was precisely under the immense pressure of the global encirclement that the enthusiastic patriotism of the entire Chinese Huawei supporters rose. Huawei has become a powerful representative of China in the world.

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As the ancients said: 'Interest is mutually generated,' the world is full of good and bad, bad and good, seeing the dangers in interests and the benefits in dangers is truly a broad perspective.

Situation of Wealth and Poverty

Have you ever heard a story: God has a balance scale, designed to weigh people's character. A poor man came over and jumped on the scale, weighing more than the weights. God praised, 'Good! It's a high-grade product.' A wealthy man came over, fearing he wasn't heavy enough to be listed as a low-grade product, he put a very thick gold belt around his waist, confident, he went up to the scale to weigh. But God shook his head and said, 'It's a low-grade product.' The wealthy man was furious and said, 'This scale is inaccurate!' God said, 'I don't weigh wealth, I weigh character. Don't talk about this, just say that the poor man's bones are much heavier than yours. Excluding gold, your bones are almost weightless.'

What's the most valuable in life? Wealth will dissipate, appearance will change, power will be lost, only a good character will never decline. Guard your character, and you guard your greatest wealth, you guard the highest point of your life.

Situation of Happiness and Suffering

Master Qi Gong said: 'Become the person you want to be, expect the world you want. Everything is determined by your heart. Life is a practice, happiness is in the state of mind, everything is arranged for the best.'

In the joyful atmosphere, the happiness we get is not true happiness; in the difficult circumstances, we still maintain a happy mood, that's the true nature of human happiness. Those who can be happy in hardship truly understand the meaning of happiness. 'When you reach the end of the river, sit and watch the clouds rise,' it's the truly free and wise person who can still find happiness when the river and the mountains are exhausted.

Zhang Xiaoran said: 'Death and love are both very bold.' Sleep disorders, diseases, aging, these heralds of death, come one after another. In the face of such a momentum, the most superior approach is to live vividly and joyfully.

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Master Qi Gong has often been insomnia, he came up with a brilliant idea—to take out a pencil, hold a paper, and lie on the bed to write poetry. The spring comes and the green waves rise. He's sleeping, the words are written in a hurry, the lamplight flickers. Thousands of poems in South China, longing for sleep, no time. Once insomnia, he can write so many poems! Old Master, you just want me to sleep more.

As people grow older, it's inevitable to have some illnesses. However, Master Qi Gong didn't fear illness or death. At 66 years old, he wrote his own epitaph: 'Round face, thin skin, no heirs, newly buried, still sick.' 66 years old, not from not living, but from…

The cold death god, seeing this humorous person, laughed, and didn't want to take him. This 30-year respite was thanks to him. Instead of worrying about when death will come, it's better to be bold and humorous and live vividly. So, the disease was cured, and the death god retreated.

In old age, it's inevitable to have some illnesses. However, Master Qi Gong didn't fear illness or death. At 66 years old, he wrote his own epitaph: 'Round face, thin skin, no heirs, newly buried, still sick.' 66 years old, not from not living, but from…The cold death god, seeing this humorous person, laughed, and didn't want to take him. This 30-year respite was thanks to him. Instead of worrying about when death will come, it's better to be bold and humorous and live vividly. So, the disease was cured, and the death god retreated.

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