When you meet with opposition, even if it should be from your husband or your children, endeavor to overcome it by argument and not by authority, for a victory dependent upon authority is unreal and illusory.

人们在遇到别人蛮横无理的时候，往往怒火中烧，可是忽然转眼一想自己也有过错，不知不觉怒气就消失得干干净净。由此看来孟子所强调的自我反省，实在是息事宁人、涵养正气、受益获福、求得身心快乐的最好办法，千万不要当作一般道学家的套话来看待。

Change starts with awareness, but it requires action to make a real difference.