Do Not Be Merry Because of External Things; Do Not Mourn Because of Your Own Affairs
Appreciation is a happiness that only a few can enjoy, a happiness that comes from understanding and insight. Even if life doesn't go as planned, a simple smile can carry you through—that's victory. Smiling more often will make your life better, strive to be like a blooming flower. Only with a calm and serene attitude can any difficulties and misfortunes be transformed into steps towards peace.
Don't worry about an unclear future, just focus on the clear present. To make your dreams take flight, you must put in your all! No one else can give you the happiness you want if you don't try yourself.
Life has its ups and downs, and you shouldn't lose yourself in the process. Sometimes you smile at others, sometimes you smile at yourself. Relax, find your happiness, and share it with others. The sun rises in the East and sets in the West, wealth and poverty are both temporary; the moon waxes and wanes during the New Year, and happiness and sadness both come and go. Pain and joy both exist for a day; why not enjoy a day of happiness? Life shouldn't be spent obsessing over details; it will make you feel more comfortable, and your heart will be at peace.
Many things in life are unpredictable; you can't force them to happen. If you try too hard, you won't get what you want, while things you didn't expect will come to you unexpectedly. Therefore, you should have a calm and carefree mind, accepting everything as it is, without anger or ambition, without extravagance, without pessimism, without rigidity, without panic, without clinging to appearances, without rejoicing in the misfortunes of others, and without being overly concerned with your own fate.
