2025.07.07 - What the US and China are ultimately fighting over is actually...

Title: 2025.07.07 – What the U.S. and China Are Really Competing Over…

Decade‑long Reflection – Remembrance – Gratitude to Daoist Master

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When a person can remain tranquil, heaven and earth will all return.

They always tell us to love our work, but I love my work—does my work love me?

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In China, even the five‑day, eight‑hour workweek was only established in 1995, so its history is short. Consequently, there is no eternal rule for work in human society. Facing today’s work crisis, on top of implementing the five‑day, eight‑hour schedule, I think we should strive for a more humane system—one that lets us love work within limits. What does “limited” mean? It means doing less work that is more meaningful, and having more abundant life outside of work. When we love our work in moderation, when a day isn’t completely consumed by work, we have the chance to explore our interests and hobbies, and to live our lives better.

What the U.S. and China Are Really Competing Over…

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The U.S.–China rivalry may not be a life‑or‑death zero‑sum game; it resembles two parallel paths of self‑cultivation. Through repeated bouts of extreme weather and natural challenges, these two great civilizations are being graded. Who can better care for its children? Who can treat the land more humbly? Who, after a disaster, can wipe away tears—not to demand more from nature in a vengeful way, but to reflect—who can truly keep moving forward? The sky is watching. It poses the questions; both civilizations must answer. We just don’t know whose score will be higher when the final exam is turned in. Yet a civilization with five thousand years of history seems quite adept at solving such riddles.

Leaving Two Houses for Culture

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From the perspective of “making good use of houses,” culture needs concrete carriers to take root. “Leaving two houses for culture” may look like a blank space, but it actually ties to the lifeblood of villages that are flourishing and marching toward the future. Harnessing this cultural power also nurtures the deepest vitality and limitless possibilities of the entire countryside.

Traditional Chinese Medicine Kitchen Chart – Colds

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This article simply uses everyday kitchen foods to treat colds. It was compiled by Zhang Mengchao, a disciple of Master Ni Haixia, based on the master’s experience, and is intended to help everyone.

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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.