To write is to listen—to the voices within and the world outside.
戒酗酒,酗酒伤神;戒色欲,贪色灭精神;戒美味,美味使精神昏沉;戒过饱,过饱使精神郁闷;戒多动,多动使精神混乱;戒多话,多话损伤精神;戒多忧,多忧使精神郁结;戒多思,思虑多刺激精神;戒久睡,久睡使精神疲倦;戒久读,久读使精神苦劳。
Don't let your past dictate who you are, but let it be a lesson that strengthens you.