To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.
就天性而言,无论是父子兄弟以及天地万物,皆是一体存在,那一种物体与我相异,能有此观点则心性形体清楚分辨。就外在而言,不论功名富贵及身体四肢皆是躯壳,皆非我所有,有此观点,则世俗的欲念不存在。
译文:江头上的风波还不算最险恶的,人间的道路比这还要难行得多!
世界是一本书,不旅行的人只读了一页。
At a restaurant do you order what you know is great, or do you try something new? Do you make what you know will sell or try something new? Do you keep dating new folks or try to commit to someone you already met? The optimal balance for exploring new things vs exploiting them once found is: 1/3. Spend 1/3 of your time on exploring and 2/3 time on deepening. It is harder to devote time to exploring as you age because it seems unproductive, but aim for 1/3.
You can't be that kid standing at the top of the waterslide, overthinking it. You have to go down the chute.