我一生都是一个自私的人,虽然原则上并非如此,但行动上却是。
I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle.
"Love and war are two sides of the same coin."
The poem is a way of holding on to what otherwise would be lost.
我不想成为一棵树,我想成为它的意义。
解释:相信命运的人,对长寿与夭折泰然自若;相信道理,相信自然发展规律的人,就对是非对错顺其自然;相信自我本心的人,就对人生顺逆处之泰然;相信个人本性的人,就对个人的安危若无其事。
Hard work and perseverance are the keys to overcoming any challenge.