人死留名，豹死留皮
When a human dies, his fame will be remembered and spread by the rest; similarly, when a leopard dies, his skin will be left behind.
Whatever things you do in your lifetime, people will take account and judge you based on them. What impression do you wish to portrait to others?
Honest, kind, righteous, filial, devoted, impatient, bitchy… etc?
Will you like to be sang by people or cursed by them after you leave this world?
“No man is an island.”
Humans usually take the easy way out – be selfish and mindless about others. But what this group of people is doing is simply filling their external peace, and never their inner peace. They are able to place themselves at advantage most of the time, but in time of need, how many people will truly help them?
How many people have you hurt? What do you get by watching them suffer? How many good souls do you want to destroy before you can rest your hands? How much trust can others have in you if you have been doing all the disappointing things?
“If you can’t contribute, at least don’t destroy.”
Nevertheless, it is tough to be a good person, but the least you can do is not becoming a bad person.
“Giving is happiness; loving others is a form of loving yourself.”
If all these years you have been thinking for only yourself, why not start thinking for others now?
Labels: chinese, philosophy
... Skai (Kailun) dreams @ 3:59 PM
