The writer is either a practicing recluse or a delinquent, guilt-ridden one.
Life is too short to be living somebody else's dream.
释义:独具慧眼的人看山崖,能发现未经琢磨的玉石;靠近河川,便能知道水里有珍珠。比喻人应善于观察和学习,方能洞察事物本质。