You get towards the end of life—no, not life itself, but of something else: the end of any likelihood of change in that life.
Materials have memory; they carry time and stories.
"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all."
无思无虑，心境应当平静如水；不求冒进也不忘记，学业当如流水一般永无止境。
The man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.