On a weekend evening, I don’t feel like writing anything too complex — and you’d find it exhausting to read anyway.
So I’ve decided to distill these days of deep reflection into concise, sincere words. Something lighter, easier to sit with.
My only hope is that every sentence gives you something to think deeply about for the days ahead.
1 — Stop believing that mastering one single skill will carry you through life.
Monday — a casual essay, but still written with care. Worth savoring:
Remember this: no matter how many profound life lessons you hear — even ten thousand of them — they amount to nothing on their own.
I’ve met plenty of people stuffed to the brim with learning — well-read, eloquent, seemingly knowledgeable about everything under the sun — and yet they accomplished absolutely nothing.
They all lost because they loved armchair strategizing too much. And they’ll never understand this truth: heaven, in its deepest heart, loves the simple child.
When it comes to stock trading, I’ve always considered myself lucky — not because I’ve made a fortune through blind luck in this hunting ground, but because I was fortunate enough, quite early on and quite by chance, to see through its fundamental nature completely.
This was about twenty years ago. My family had a reasonably solid financial foundation at the time, so I often had dealings — both professional and personal — with some of the earliest generation of red-vested floor brokers.
Handle unnecessary people and matters with just enough effort.
Better to travel light on the road ahead than to carry a heavy burden.
Direct your precious energy toward these things: cultivating meaningful relationships, reading great books, strengthening your body, and mastering investment and business.
If your life revolves around only these four “great matters” — rest assured, you will achieve real success, and live with ease and contentment.
Introduction: This year has been hard on all of you — and I know full well what you’ve been through these past six months. From the bottom of my heart, I hope this article helps you find your footing again, gather your strength, and face whatever comes next — together. (This is a revised repost of a classic piece.)
Main Text:
I waited three years, just for a chance.
I needed to prove a point — not to show how great I am.
Today’s article is truly not for everyone to understand — you need to have lived deeply enough, and your intuition needs to be sharp enough.
But if you’re willing to quiet your mind and read carefully, you’ll come to understand the value of this article: worth its weight in gold many times over.
It will play a pivotal role in your growth and ascent in life.
1 — Your founding mentor matters enormously, in everything you do.
Did you know?
Making money, like all things in heaven and earth, follows its own set of laws.
Otherwise, why is it that some people — even when they’ve hit rock bottom — can quickly carve out a new path to wealth and bounce back stronger than ever?
Are they smarter than you? No. They’ve simply figured out the small laws of making money one step ahead of you.
So if you can master these same laws, a steady stream of modest wealth will come to you just as easily.
If reading feels a bit tiring, come listen to me talk with you in voice instead — it expresses the heart more fully, and that works just as well.
These past days, I’ve written relatively fewer practical tips, and instead warm, personal words have taken center stage. This was deliberate on my part. Because starting two or three months ago, messages began pouring in from brothers and sisters sharing just how hard life has been lately. Honestly, “it’s not easy” has become something we hear so often it barely registers anymore — everyone has their own mountains to climb. Who among us has it truly easy these days?
Today’s article is a Q&A — short, but important.
Because it answers the greatest anxiety that may have been occupying your mind lately: “If the days ahead don’t go well for me, what should I do?”
Read this article through to the end, and you’ll find your answer.
Student Question:
Master, I am a middle-aged reader, and these days the pressure I feel is truly immense. I’ve come to seek your guidance and find some relief for this heavy, suppressed heart of mine.
Why have I always worked so hard to share all kinds of knowledge with my brothers and sisters? Because knowledge is everything.
There is a classic question in the Talmud — the cultural backbone and treasury of wisdom for the Jewish people: if a great fire burns down your home and you can only retrieve one thing from the ruins, what would you choose? The answer Jewish parents teach their children is: knowledge. Because as long as you have knowledge, you can rebuild countless homes.