Choosing the East The sun and moon turn, west and then east; amid right and wrong, victory and defeat, we seek different paths toward the same goal. Counting on my fingers, the journey spans twenty-five thousand li; who dares swing the long red cord and bind the azure dragon? Again and again the east wind blows through old trees; ten years of turbulence have been for the common good. ...
Someone answered the question of meaning and value in the last century: The most precious thing a person has is life, and life is given only once. One should live so that, looking back, one will not regret having wasted the years in idleness, nor feel ashamed of having lived meanly and vulgarly. Of course, ordinary people like us do not necessarily possess such a lofty outlook. My own answer is the unity of knowledge and action. ...
Meeting Happiness: In Lingnan People hurry back and forth, rushing south and east; high towers and broad factories fill the horizon, then vanish without a trace. People bustle, cars surge, and our paths diverge. After ten years on a road still unfinished, who is the master of this journey?
What Is It All For? “What Is It All For?”—A 97-year-old philosopher rethinks life in his final months | Being 97 | Documentary short | Old age Death is not frightening. Losing things is. When we are young, we naturally possess so much: a strong body, a wise mind, nimble limbs, abundant energy, and endless ambitions. The body is the bridge that makes all of it possible. As the years pass, however, everything begins to leave us. ...