I’ll be honest — I’ve tried more than once to take a quiet break, but I simply can’t resist the warm expectations you all have for me.
After yesterday’s article, many of you left messages asking me to talk about “how to get through this particular stretch of time.”
So here we are — let’s talk.
But let’s make a deal first: after this piece, give me some peace until after the 11th. These past two years I’ve had precious little time that’s truly my own — fair enough?
1 — No matter how hard things get right now, don’t let yourself fall apart at every turn. Human nature gravitates toward strength and advantage. The moment people sense you’re struggling, the best case is they quietly drift away — the worst case, they use it as an opportunity to push you down further.
If you truly can’t hold it in, come vent in Master Chi’s comment section — it’s a safe space. But in front of others, please maintain composure and dignity.
2 — Live life steadily. Don’t chase a single comeback to make up for everything you’ve lost over the years. People have their fortune cycles (运势), and the universe has its own momentum — when the timing isn’t right, the wisest move is to lie low with patience.
Right now, steadiness is wisdom, and slowness is speed. Replenish your energy, sharpen your capabilities, settle your mind. Read, exercise, take care of your health. When the right moment arrives, you’ll come back like a bamboo stalk splitting through stone.
3 — Accept this period’s setbacks with equanimity. Do a thorough sweep of your life. Anything that exhausts you yet demands constant effort to sustain — let it go. Travel light.
Seek out places that lift your spirit: natural scenery that carries the essence of sun and moon, upscale commercial districts rich in wealth Feng Shui energy, theaters and lounges filled with laughter and warmth. Anywhere that adds to your emotional state — go there as often as you can.
4 — Stop worrying about distant things. Your only job is to handle what’s in front of you in the next two hours.
Anything within that two-hour window is something you can manage well simply by staying focused. So focus on the present — accumulate small wins, one step at a time, until they compound into something great.
5 — Let me get practical for a moment: if you currently have none of the following — long-term debt, serious illness, legal trouble, or survival-level financial pressure —
— and if you have a decent-enough job to get by, a partner you can complain to now and then, and a small home where you sleep soundly and feel genuinely at ease — then you are already ahead of countless ordinary people who are still fighting their way out of a hole.
If that’s where you stand, keep waiting with patience. Aim to live without making major mistakes — that is the greatest wisdom available to you right now.
Doesn’t that make sense? [Hugs]