If you understand these issues thoroughly, you will suffer much less in this life!

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If you accidentally lose 100 dollars and only know that it seems to be somewhere you’ve been, would you spend 200 dollars on transportation just to get those 100 dollars back? Answer: A super stupid question. Yet, similar things keep happening in life. Doing something wrong, knowing one has a problem yet refusing to admit it; instead, spending double the time looking for excuses, which greatly undermines how others perceive that person. Being scolded with a few words yet spending countless hours feeling sad – it’s the same principle. Getting angry over something, willing to harm others and suffer losses for one’s own sake, willing to spend money and time just for revenge – isn’t that equally pointless? Losing someone’s affection, knowing that nothing can be undone, still causes such pain; and that pain lasts for years, forcing one to turn to alcohol to ease the sorrow, until one becomes emaciated. Actually, this is of no use at all; it only leads to more losses. —As a human being, why make things difficult for yourself? 2. Do you believe that anyone can succeed in building a career just by chance? Answer: Of course not. But it has been observed that after listening to the well-thought-out advice given by successful people, such as reading more and practicing more*, some people still ask another question Isn’t that very difficult? We all want to learn English well in 3 minutes and solve all problems in 5 minutes – is success really that easy? Changing is of course difficult. Success comes from not fearing difficulties, which is why one can stand out. In fact, every success is achieved through hard work. We really shouldn’t complain about fate. —In life, rely on yourself! Three: Do you think someone who has never played basketball at all can be a good basketball coach? Answer: Of course not; an amateur cannot lead experts. However, there are many people who know absolutely nothing about a particular industry; they just hear that it’s a good industry and then start a business in it right away. I’ve seen people who have no taste when it comes to clothing, or who simply don’t care about what they wear, yet still dream of opening a clothing store ； Those who don’t know how to turn on a computer still want to work online; they rely on hearsay instead of reflecting on whether their own skills are insufficient, and they only complain about the lack of time. —In life, act according to your capabilities. IV. Similar but different questions: Do you think a basketball coach can still lead to a perfect victory without stepping onto the court, with their eyes closed? Answer: It’s sick; of course it’s impossible. Yet there are many friends who, despite not having the time to take care of things themselves, rush to invest in opening cafes, restaurants, or businesses they don’t understand at all; they eagerly spend their hard-earned savings in an attempt to become investors in a hasty and careless manner. You always lose more than you win, yet you think it’s due to bad luck rather than a problem with your approach. —As a person, remember to reflect on yourself. 5. You have infinite time and live forever, so should the things you most want to do be postponed indefinitely? Answer: No, only a fool would think that. Yet we often say that when I’m old, I want to travel around the world ； When I retire, I’ll do what I want to do ； When the children grow up, I’ll be able to… We all thought we had unlimited time and energy. In fact, we can achieve our goals step by step, without wasting our lives in waiting. If we could work towards it step by step right now, we wouldn’t spend half of our lives only to end up with the outcome we least want to see. —As a human being, one should live in the present.