Student Question
Hello, Master. Recently I’ve been reflecting on investment, and on something deeper — we want to live authentically, to leave no regrets. We want to live freely. We want people who can support each other when loneliness comes. We want to live with greater meaning.
But we’re also bound to face certain hard truths of life:
Each of us becomes, to a far greater degree than we realize, the designer of our own life and the creator of the reality we inhabit. We are born as meaning-seeking creatures, yet thrown into a world that contains no inherent meaning. So we must set about constructing the meaning of our own lives — a meaning powerful enough to carry us through. These questions bleed into various layers of our daily lives.
I once looked at the age distribution of my readers on the backend, and I was genuinely delighted — the overwhelming majority fall between 26 and 46.
This is, without question, the most golden twenty years of a person’s life.
The peak of physical strength, mental energy, ambition, and drive — all converging at once.
Many of life’s most important goals — if you don’t set them and pursue them now, the opportunity simply won’t come around again.
“Can a child from an ordinary family — one who simply studies hard and buries their nose in books — possibly compete with the accumulated wisdom passed down through two generations of blood, sweat, and tears in another family’s tradition?
Wake up. Some paths won’t be pointed out to you, and you’ll never catch up.”
Those were my opening words when I was invited to speak at an education circle event not long ago.
Student Question
Greetings, Master. I’d like to ask about breaking into higher social circles. I feel that social anxiety really comes down to a certain inferiority complex — not having enough confidence in yourself. And there’s also the fear of saying the wrong thing.
Master Chi’s Response
Breaking into higher social circles. There are three ways to do it. Whether in business or everyday life, we can work toward building these connections and achieving our goals.
Decades lived, countless scenes witnessed — feasts and drinks, extravagance pushed to its limits, money spent like water. I’ve had all of it.
And yet, I still can’t forget those few glorious summers of my youth.
Back then, I hadn’t yet stepped onto my path. I had no idea that in the years ahead, I would need to fight tooth and nail to reclaim my family’s legacy. I simply assumed I’d settle into an ordinary life, savoring a quiet existence forever.
One day, when you’ve reached the social standing I occupy, you’ll understand one thing clearly.
The core of Chinese society has always been: “everything depends on the noble person’s ceaseless self-improvement.” This holds true at every level of society — no exceptions.
No matter how favorable your background, birth, talent, fortune, or destiny chart (命盘), you still need to maintain a relentlessly positive spirit. Only then will you be capable of actually receiving everything those advantages have to offer.
I never obsess over intricate Feng Shui arrangements. What I care about is simple: the moment I step into a space, what’s my first impression?
If that impression is bad — no matter how grand or gilded the place may be — I turn and walk away. If the impression is good — even in a modest, unadorned space — my mind settles right in.
I’ve lived this way for years, and it has served me well.
First, let me be clear — nearly everything in this article is my own subjective, personal perspective.
The reason I’ve arrived at these views is that after accumulating some wealth of my own, I’ve been able to witness and deeply feel certain things firsthand.
So I think it’s worth having a brief conversation with the small number of readers who have genuine ambitions to grow.
After all, information — like wealth — becomes more refined and concentrated as you move up through the tiers.
Tonight’s story is best savored alone, in the quiet of the night — settle your mind and let it sink in slowly. And once it truly lands, the whole world will suddenly become clear.
I remember seven years ago, when she first came to me seeking a destiny chart reading. She was barely in her twenties then — just a young girl.
She came from a decent family, so her upbringing was proper and disciplined. Naturally, she knew how to show respect — especially to someone like me, who could help clear the fog from her destiny.
Still away from home — a few casual late-night thoughts, this one runs long. I’ll write more tomorrow.
For ordinary people like you and me, the greatest pitfall is going too deep into 执念 (obsession — being trapped by a fixed desire or attachment).
What I mean is: don’t let life’s current setbacks send you spiraling — desires churning, emotions collapsing.
Your heart will only grow heavier, until you find yourself living under a quiet cloud of misery.