Live this way, and you will live freely and with peace of mind, which is the best way to live.
Conducting oneself
Simply and honestly,
Not playing mind games or schemes, not gossiping about others,
Open your eyes, work hard,
Close your eyes, sleep well.
Conducting oneself
When you laugh, laugh naturally,
When you cry, cry your heart out.
No pretense, no affectation,
When you are happy, there is no need to worry about appearances,
When you are sad, occasionally get drunk once.
Conducting oneself
Walk upright, stand firm,
Do not befriend petty people, do not walk alongside the wicked,
Friends you get along with, cherish them,
Friends you do not get along with, be careful around them,
Make a good friend, and you feel at ease,
Make a bad friend, and you fall out.
Conducting oneself
Be the same inside and out, and always keep your word,
Boasting shamelessly makes you tiresome,
Honeyed words with a dagger hidden in the heart invite resentment,
Toward friends,
Less adding flowers to a brocade, more sending charcoal in the snow,
Toward your partner,
Less perfunctory deception, more loyal companionship.
Conducting oneself
Work steadily and earn money with a clear conscience,
Do not scheme against your own brothers over money or property,
Do not betray friends and confidants for fame, profit, or power,
With a clear conscience, you need not fear a ghost knocking at midnight,
With upright conduct, you need not fear being gossiped about behind your back.
Conducting oneself
Do not bully the weak, do not flatter and fawn,
Do not look down on the poor, do not resent the rich.
Toward the elderly, be respectful,
Toward children, be patient,
Toward your partner, be loyal,
Toward your parents, be filial.
The character for "person" is easy to write, but being a person is hard,
In a lifetime, what it ultimately comes down to is character,
People of good character never lack true friends,
People of poor character are avoided by everyone,
Life is so full of troubles, so live simply,
Simplicity is a spirit, a kind of nobility,
A kind of admirable temperament,
Live simply, work simply, keep life simple,
Endure solitude, and life will have deep accumulation.
Many of life's troubles
Come from our inability to be considerate of others,
From caring too much about our own opinions,
Neither understanding each other nor yielding to each other,
Hurting each other's hearts.
Life, in many cases,
Is a kind of consideration, a kind of understanding,
Learn more to be considerate of others and understand others,
And that is a broad and magnanimous mind.
Be like a flower,
Not necessarily gorgeous and charming, but must be fragrant all around;
Be like a tree,
Not necessarily lush with branches and leaves, but must be tall and graceful;
Be like a mountain,
Not necessarily tall and towering, but must stand solemn and upright;
Be like water,
Not necessarily magnificent and vast, but must be clear and transparent.
Be a simple and kind person, and live freely,
Be a person who competes with no one, and live with peace of mind.
Such people are the happiest.
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