Tonight, let me speak with you plainly, heart to heart.
You see, I’ve always believed that the greatest wealth in my life was never the assets and money I accumulated through years of hard-fought effort.
On the contrary — my greatest wealth has always been the suffering and failures I once endured.
Those experiences were the raw materials that truly forged who I am at my core.
I still vaguely remember the lowest years of my youth.
Student Question
Hello, Master. What’s your take on the gold-digger phenomenon? And as a woman, how does one develop a strong winner’s mindset?
Master Chi’s Response
Honestly, the gold-digger lane is already way too crowded.
I’d rather my female followers not squeeze themselves down that narrow alley.
Most people simply don’t have what it takes — neither the looks nor the skills — to pull it off. And chasing that path ends up derailing your normal relationship prospects and scaring off the genuinely solid, reliable men.
This morning, a friend posed a thoughtful question: “Master Chi, do you think the days ahead will actually improve?”
He was asking against the backdrop of a world in quiet turbulence — shifting global conditions, the Wagner leader’s death, Japan’s mass discharge of radioactive water. Something in him felt unsettled. Like life had become impossible to carry forward.
My first instinct was to brush it off: Don’t stress yourself out. Don’t overthink it. But that felt wrong. So instead, I wrote something longer. Might as well share it here.
In the distance lies the only passage from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau into the Hexi Corridor: the Dangkin Mountain Gap — with the Qilian Mountain ranges to the east and the Altun Mountains, connecting to the Kunlun range, to the west. From the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, a steep winding road descends continuously for 48 kilometers through this gap before entering the Hexi Corridor, dropping more than 2,000 meters in elevation. After coming down the mountain, the pressure in your eardrums builds so intensely that you can barely hear a thing.
This evening I’d like to share a particularly representative reader question — one that I believe speaks to the hearts of many during these difficult times.
Student Question:
Dear Master Chi, as a reader who follows your articles every day, I’m taking the liberty of writing to you with a question.
This is something I’ve thought over carefully — I spent a long time typing it out, working up the courage to finally send it. And I believe it also speaks for many of our brothers and sisters who’ve been feeling the same way lately.
Recently, I attended an internal course led by the president of a publicly listed company. It was an unplanned trip — and it brought unexpected insights.
The content covered equity distribution, incentives, financing, and monetization. It even addressed how to evaluate founders, how to find co-founders, and practical guidance on being an effective number-two leader.
Unfortunately, the president’s identity is too sensitive — sharing it could potentially move the stock price. After consulting with him, we agreed to keep his identity concealed in order to share these ideas more freely.
It’s only on Friday evenings like this that I have any free time to write and share more “informal” articles. My habit on regular workdays is to stay focused on sharing various insights on ascending wisdom and esoteric knowledge. This week has been a bit busy, so I’ve written a little less — but next week things will return to normal.
Let me start with the reason I’m writing this.
Student Question:
Hello, I’m genuinely happy to have joined your knowledge community. I’m 32, female, ten years out of school — five years of finance experience and two-plus years as a corporate risk control specialist (not particularly skilled in that role; I’ve always felt finance suits me better, but I never followed through on getting certified). My company has been struggling these past two years, with salary cuts and layoffs. I’m now looking to re-enter the job market.
Reaching middle age, the days grow easier one by one — there is often time to simply enjoy yourself.
The ultimate purpose of spiritual cultivation in the mortal world is self-evolution. Convincing others is difficult enough; better to invest that energy in educating yourself.
Only by maintaining a constant awareness of yourself can you discover the limits of your own perception and shift the way you think.
In middle age, you finally know what you want — rather than being nailed to the cross of life, struggling helplessly.
I have gathered here several passages of great benefit to you — each one carefully chosen.
One more thing: please leave as many blessings as you can for your fellow readers in the comments. Do not hold back.
For this is the way it works — receive great fortune, send blessings forth. Give and receive, endlessly renewing. This, and nothing less, is what creates the finest Chi field (气场) and fortune cycle.