Wander Not for Wholeness

Hey, it’s him again, and he is still here to tell futile stories: in life, pray for emptiness, never for fullness. Perhaps he would never have understood this line if this year had not been so strange. Never before has he seen LinkedIn so crowded: everyone is “Open to work,” sending invitations, searching for jobs, but opportunities dive deep like whales in the ocean. And the financial market is a heartless player: MSN dropped over 25% in less than a week. He woke up

But thinking a bit further, he realized: even during the Three Kingdoms era, whose life among the great figures was truly full? Master Sleeping Dragon Zhuge Liang, brilliant as he was, passed away at 52, leaving his unfinished empire to the hands of the carefree Liu Shan. A mind above others, yet forced to carry the weight of the nation, worrying for ordinary men

Then there was Sima Yi, Zhongda: a man who lived his entire life in the shadows. His life was full of thorns, turning him into a master of ultimate patience. Not as tactfully brilliant as Zhuge Liang, nor as eloquent as Guo Jia, yet he quietly rose above all. Life did not grant him glory while he lived, but posterity cannot deny the mark he left behind

He thinks that the very gaps in life: unfulfilled wishes, broken love: are where his character is forged, helping him appreciate what he holds. And it is in these precarious days that he gets the chance to face himself, to re-examine his desires, draw his boundaries, and clearly visualize the person he truly wants to become

❤️ cowriter aethery