The four most stress-relieving words recently
must be 'let's talk after the New Year'

Stop asking me for money all the time
We're all the same age
If you don't have it
Do you think I do?

What is meant to be will be; what is not, do not force

Every family has its own hard-to-recite scripture, yet heaven has given me a Sanskrit edition

When I can't hear what others are saying
I lean forward and keep smiling
And hope that wasn't a question

Life is bleak, but the thought of a package on its way ignites a faint glimmer of hope

For someone like me who lives alone and apart from others,
if it weren't for those unfamiliar fellow humans
persistently delivering takeout to me every day,
I would've starved to death long ago

The delivery guy who often brings me food
said to me earnestly:
I'm quitting tomorrow
You should eat less from now on
I've watched you gain weight these past two years

A thousand paths imagined at night
Yet the old road is taken at morning light

If you always can't find anyone to help you,
perhaps it's because the heavens believe
that you are completely capable on your own

I'm very good at respecting others' feelings
I never embarrass anyone
If I made you feel uncomfortable
Don't overthink it
I did it on purpose

At the end of mountains and rivers, it seems there's no way,
But willows dark, flowers bright—another pit today.

Nan Nan
Hard upon hard
Communication difficulties, like breathing difficulties
Both make one suffocate

I'm so sad
Not because you deceived me
But because I can never believe you again

When I was young, I hoped for surprises every day
When I grew up, I only hoped
that nothing worse would happen today

Once loved and hurt,
Helpless, sad, let go of the pain,
Only muddling through remains

You weren't happy to begin with, so don't feel sad for anyone anymore

When you help others remove stumbling blocks, you are also paving a path for yourself

The hard road
is always uphill

The uncertainty of life
is precisely the source of our hope