Yes — compared to those four words: peace and safety.
All the wealth and money, fame and power, romantic entanglements, and grudges and grievances — these are nothing but trivial additions to your life.
Even the most twisted, difficult hardships are merely colorful episodes that make the journey richer and more interesting.
The truth is, genuine happiness is a life of quiet stability — an ordinary career, free from great disasters or suffering.
To move through each day steadily — to have enough to eat and wear, and beside you a partner equally ordinary yet attentive to your every need, sharing each calm and peaceful day together — that, in truth, is the most perfect life there is.
Human beings are creatures who can only see the truth through contrast.
It is only after witnessing real tragedy that we come to realize just how fortunate we already are — that simply having our loved ones safe and sound is itself something to deeply treasure and celebrate.
Finally, I sincerely pray that the casualties from the Hong Kong fire will not continue to rise, and that as many survivors as possible will emerge. All I wish is peace. All I wish is safety.
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