2025.04.14 - Believing in China Is Believing in Tomorrow

Title: 2025.04.14 – Believing in China Is Believing in Tomorrow

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The principles of all things in heaven and earth begin with composure and end with haste. Haste exhausts the spirit; composure nurtures it. When affairs are handled with composure, they leave a lingering flavor; when people live with composure, they enjoy extra years. — Murmuring Words

Yao Meiling on the Preface of the Treatise on Cold Damage (Shang Han Lun)* https://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1769663102112883715
First, let me explain why we discuss the preface.

1. The preface usually states the author’s purpose for writing.
2. It forms the foundation of the work, providing background such as historical, social, everyday, and practical contexts. From a scientific‑technical perspective, a book needs theory, evidence, and reasoning—so what is its practical basis? It is the understanding of clinical practice and the basic knowledge of the subject studied. The Treatise on Cold Damage focuses on human disease, exploring fundamental insights into the body and illness.

The Seven Parables of the Lotus Sutra: Seven Awakening Keys to Untangle Modern Anxiety! https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/jnaGbD16ZJT5WGJFs3WLtA
In a late‑night conference room at a tech company in Hangzhou, 35‑year‑old product manager Lin Na stared at the constantly updating user metrics. She suddenly recalled an ancient metaphor from the Lotus Sutra: “The three realms are unstable, like a house engulfed in flames.” 2,500 years ago, the Buddha articulated truths through seven prophecies; today, in our digital age, those insights still shine with wisdom.

Cai Zhizhong: Be True to Yourself and Find Fulfillment https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/WdNSiiYYpSqNk5a4XZ9dPw
A tree grows tall and strong—not for us, but we benefit from it; that is true merit. Every person arrives on this earth with a personal mission, living from birth to death, busy yet finite. Life isn’t about amassing wealth or status; it’s about one’s own cultivation and the good one brings to others. Authenticity is the world’s original nature, free of ulterior motives. Like a flower blooming, branches swaying, wind humming, crickets singing—they follow their inner call, acting naturally without special reason. In truth, life should be this way: return to authenticity and fulfill one’s inherent purpose.

Read Pastoral Poetry to Forget Worries—A Perfect Stress Reliever! https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/6aHoJr7mGgtO3-wl7PZDYw
Morning, I push open the window; distant mountains wear a faint veil, thin mist like gauze. New chives by the fence glisten with dew; spring swallows under the eaves carry mud in their beaks. I draw water to brew tea, listening to wind rustle through bamboo groves; I hoe the southern fields, watching clouds roll across the blue sky.

Believing in China Is Believing in Tomorrow https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/n8Xt46rrcLw6_Ca9fGNPsQ https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/cKxHpiQmHpI3ctWFBbFIdg
Recently, a New Zealand blogger called China a “nation that walks its talk,” saying the world can “always rely on China,” sparking heated discussion online. China has long embedded “talk‑to‑action” into its very DNA. It will continue on a path of openness, inclusiveness, and development, walking hand‑in‑hand with the world, uniting in cooperation and moving forward together toward a more certain tomorrow.

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Originally written by Ping Xia (平侠) and published in Chinese on 拾一集 (Weekly Reflections). Translated and adapted for DriftSeas with permission.