These days — have you noticed something?
Whenever conversations with friends turn to the future, the spark just isn’t there anymore. Gone is the energy and optimism from a few years back. People either deflect with small talk or paper over the awkwardness with trivial jokes.
But underneath the words, you can still feel it — something simmering, deeply buried, quietly endured.
Like a breath of stale air trapped in your chest. Pressing down. Unable to be released. Always building. Always weighing.
Some questions are so well-crafted that they spark genuine insight in the answer.
This article captures precisely what every ordinary woman born into humble circumstances quietly wonders: “As a plain woman with no noble benefactor (Gui Ren) to guide me, what exactly should I be doing?”
So if you are a woman, I hope you will read this carefully and let it truly sink in.
Trust me — once you genuinely understand it, you will grasp why most women spend their entire lives striving, yet never manage to turn their fate around.
Master Chi — March 16, 2022, 7:49 PM — Kiwi
Student Question: Hello, Master. BTC has dropped nearly half from its peak — are you still bullish on it? Given that there aren’t many better investment options right now, would you consider it one of the alternatives? What do the wealthy people in your circle think of it?
Not optimistic. Cashing out is too difficult — at least in the mainland environment, that’s the reality.
I often share a single guiding concept with those who seek me out for destiny reading (命理): if you want your life to run smoother — and to achieve both wealth and happiness — you only need to remember two sentences. Do more of what helps you grow and accumulate. Avoid and stay far from what drains your vital essence and spirit.
Why?
Because long-term smooth fortune is never built on just one or two decisions in life — just as no one who has achieved real results got there by doing only one thing right. There must be a complete internal logic underlying it all.
A friend once raised this question with me: Master Chi, though your articles are profound and wide-ranging, that very depth limits their reach — most ordinary people simply can’t follow them. Have you ever considered writing in a more accessible, down-to-earth style?
My answer: I’ve never once considered going in that direction, because the people I serve are, by nature, a select few — the elite, and those strivers willing to quiet their minds, absorb high-quality thinking, and reshape their own destinies.
On this special occasion, no gift is more meaningful than a substantial piece of wisdom.
The Article:
In my online community (知识星球), Master Chi has always held to one clear principle: I am constantly urging women to step free from the pull of “household affairs.” The reason is simple. Family is sometimes a contradictory thing. It gives you shelter, warmth, comfort, and security — yes. But at the same time, it makes you willingly pour everything into your loved ones. And those very people who benefit from your sacrifices so often fail to see what you’ve given. No matter how much you sacrifice. No matter how completely you drain your youth and the finest years of your life.
Master Chi has written countless articles, yet one has been conspicuously absent: a piece dedicated to the “great woman.”
What is a great woman? She is the kind of powerful woman Master Chi admires and respects above all others — one who commands her own destiny and excels at making her life continuously, progressively better.
If that’s still abstract, look at women like Sister Dong, Wanzhou, Tea Sister, and Ms. Deng. Simply looking at their photographs, you can feel that fierce, vital life force radiating from them.
A casual weekend evening, so let’s talk about something related to women. Nothing too long.
For ease of understanding, let’s call this “The Evolution of Little Sparrow.”
Little Sparrow is actually a very distant younger cousin of mine. Precisely because the connection is so distant, her family’s financial situation was worlds apart from my other relatives nearby.
But her parents, knowing that I had built considerable expertise in destiny reading and understood something about raising a person well, asked her — right as she came of age — to occasionally seek my guidance on important life decisions.
Because I’ve had a few drinks and I’m feeling a light buzz, I’m going to write freely today. But this article is really just a side note — the main event today is your homework in the comments section. That’s the real reason I had to post.
As Spring Festival approaches, the dinner invitations keep multiplying. I don’t mind them at all. On one hand, they’re a good chance to catch up with all sorts of friends and keep those connections alive. On the other hand, they’re the perfect opportunity to hear how people are summing up the past year and planning for the next — a window into the full spectrum of how people live. This year was particularly interesting: the phrase I heard most at every dinner table was “I want to go out and do something.” The people saying this came from all walks of life, but the underlying logic was the same — everyone felt their industry was struggling, they were uncomfortable staying where they were, and naturally they wanted to stick their heads out and see what lay beyond.
Today is a busy one — I don’t have the energy for a long piece. So instead, let me share one sharp, hard-hitting lesson on growth:
In this world, what matters isn’t whether something is comfortable to look at — it’s whether you can see it clearly.
I need you to burn this into your memory. Because if you don’t grasp it at a bone-deep level, it will cost you dearly throughout your life.