子曰：“富而可求也，虽执鞭之士，吾亦为之；如不可求，则从吾所好。”
【译文】 孔子说：“如能致富，哪怕是赶车，我也干；如不能，则随我所好。”
我们不是从祖先那里继承了地球，而是从子孙那里借来的。
The writer's task is not to judge, but to understand.
"I try to learn from every situation, whether it's positive or negative."
The historian's first duty is to tell the truth as he sees it, regardless of whom it pleases or displeases.