When I got to 40 or so... I had the sense when I looked back over my life I would actually see a mess of decisions， a few of which I had thought about， some of which I had sort of stumbled on， and many that I had no control over whatsoever.

译文：有幸遇到世道太平、年成丰收，正好借此偷闲，此时诸事顺遂。在忘却世俗机心之处，心境如平静的水波，仿佛独自镇守在水晶宫般安宁。