Light clouds, gentle breeze, feel the natural beauty of the vast world
A rich man may own a thousand qing of fertile land and ten thousand dan of grain, yet he can only eat three meals a day. Can you say that all that grain piled like a mountain is his? No, only the grain that goes into his belly is truly his. Once he has eaten his last bite, the surplus grain is merely being stored by him temporarily for others.
A wealthy man buys twenty villas, but in his whole life he lives in only one of them. Can you say the other nineteen are his? No, he is merely keeping them temporarily for others.
The corrupt official Heshen had assets worth more than 800 million taels of silver, including over 8,000 pieces of valuable clothing such as marten fur coats. Can you say all these things were his? No, only the outfit he wore when he was ordered to take his own life was truly his; the other 800 million-plus in assets were merely being kept by him temporarily for the Jiaqing Emperor.
Your property is forever yours? Alas, after you are gone, no matter how much property you have, it will change to new owners. The house you buy is forever yours? Alas, the land beneath the house has only a 70-year use period. Your children are forever your own? Alas, when children grow up they all leave home to become someone else's husband or wife, and the father or mother of their own children. Not even life itself can forever be yours. Among all things in this world, what can truly be forever yours? Even if something is yours, you are merely using it temporarily.