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.
There are so many things in this world more important than it — a relaxed mind, restful sleep, a harmonious family, a healthy body.
If you have these, you are the most fortunate person alive.
For this year and the next, five words say it all: “Peace and ease above all.”
This is also my most heartfelt blessing to you, dear brothers and sisters.
Taking a bit of a rest today — reading and unwinding.
I’ve noticed lately that my articles have been a little too focused on spiritual cultivation. The quality keeps improving, but they’ve lost some of the spark they used to have.
Going forward, I’ll gradually bring back the worldly tales I used to be best known for. Next time, let’s talk about Li Ka-shing and Vietnam.
Photo taken at Ha Long Bay, Vietnam.
This article is, by my own measure, the most comprehensive summary I’ve ever written about my personal experience in entrepreneurship, business, and wealth creation — so I’m writing it in a fairly casual, free-flowing style. If any part of it strikes you as something you don’t quite agree with, just treat it as a friend talking a little too freely over drinks and let it go with a smile. After all, by any measure of net worth, I’m hardly the kind of business titan you’d see splashed across the headlines. I’ve got some properties, some assets, and a decent life — nothing more. But I believe it’s precisely because of this modest, unassuming level of prosperity — nothing too dramatic — that you and I have plenty of common ground to learn from each other.
Today is Mother’s Day. Seeing countless articles of gratitude and reminiscence filling my feed, I thought I’d take a different angle and talk about this woman who has meant the most to my life.
Let me share the invaluable life lessons she taught me as I was growing up — wisdom that has benefited me ever since, and that I firmly believe remains just as relevant and timeless today as it ever was.
Today I had planned to rest, but a message in my inbox made me decide to write one more article — a small gift for you.
The message that moved me reads: “Master, as a quiet, unknown little reader, I am truly grateful for your relentless dedication to writing. As a daughter from an ordinary family, now approaching my thirties, I deeply hope you could write some life advice for women like us — women without wealthy or privileged backgrounds. Help us avoid the pitfalls, help us not get taken advantage of. You understand the world so clearly, Master. You surely know how difficult life is for ordinary women like us today. If you are willing to offer even a few words of guidance, I would be infinitely grateful.”
The most unnecessary thing in life is excessive anxiety.
It only poisons your mindset and drags down your fortune (运势) — with absolutely nothing to show for it.
Take a breath. The obstacles that seem so overwhelming right now? They’re small bumps in the road, not great calamities. You’re going to be fine.
Today is a day for workers to rest. So ease up, let yourself relax, eat well, drink well, and be good to yourself. That right there is the highest wisdom.
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.
…know what you should do and where you should go.
Those books filled with the truths of history — every word, every sentence is teaching you how to live with cleverness and wisdom.
Read more. Read good books. Remember the people and events within their pages, the lines you should never cross, and the opportunities you cannot afford to miss.
On World Book Day, this is my advice to you.
The point of this article lies neither in the question nor in the answer — it lies in your own reflection.
So please, after reading this, leave a comment sharing your advice for the person asking the question. The words may be written for someone else, but the clarity of thought you develop in writing them will benefit you.
Why is this article so special that Master Chi specifically invites you to join the discussion? Because its core message is truly timeless — enough to wake up 90% of the women out there who have been dragged down and wounded by their families.