2026.03.16 - The Most Relaxed Delegate at This Year's Two Sessions

2026.03.16 – The Most Relaxed Delegate at This Year’s Two Sessions

AI is just a buzzword of the era; I am the system itself https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/MvCa4x3DIDKLHtfpmCpcGg
When everyone is gawking at AI’s power and repeatedly asking “How strong will AI become in the future?” or “Will it rule humanity?”, they overlook a more important, more fundamental truth: we ourselves are an incredibly powerful system. This system is so strong that it resonates with the cosmos, aligns with the sun and moon, and carries innate capacities for thinking, creating, empathizing, as well as perceiving the world and reading human hearts—core abilities that no AI, however advanced, can replicate. AI is ultimately a product of its time, a tool in our hands. Tools evolve quickly and skills can become obsolete, but the underlying ability to create tools remains valuable forever, and the core logic for solving problems never goes out of style.

Further reading:

• Fu Sheng turns lobster farming into a motivational drama; the AI community’s anxiety‑selling finally runs out of steam
• Cold reflections on the fundamental logical restructuring triggered by AI
• In the AI era, a Silicon Valley titan’s answer to his child shattered everyone’s expectations
• Those draped in silk are not the shrimp farmers

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Reaching an age where both sides can be understood https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/qIUgbh5qVH4FPsv5CIEbWA
“Gentlemen may harmonize yet differ.” Understanding both sides means that after we have come to terms with many of life’s unavoidable constraints, we still have the courage to create our own “possibilities”; after tasting life’s complex flavors, we can still keep a warm, steadfast heart. True maturity may not be about becoming slick, but about becoming expansive.

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Helping villagers sell fragrant hazelnuts, “big‑company efficiency” fails https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/-ZEuEKsIaUy5TFec-ee7mg
A hazelnut tree takes at least 15 years from seedling to bearing fruit; each nut spends three years maturing on the branch before it can be harvested, processed, and finally reach your mouth. A “flower pig” from Anhui takes a year to grow to market weight, and turning that pig into premium ham requires three more years of hanging. My past “impatience” was shaped by the city’s efficiency‑driven, problem‑solving mindset. In a rural context, those notions of efficiency simply don’t work. You have to wait patiently, like a farmer, letting time become part of the product and giving the whole village a sturdier foundation.

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Few benefactors, often because of a loose tongue https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/PdPMicKnEXYOnKW6FQeMBw
The Dao De Jing says, “Too many words lead to exhaustion; better to keep to the middle.” In life, everything from food to clothing follows a set order, but speech is a wild variable. Try swapping complaints for gratitude, boasting for humility, idle chatter for “silence is golden.” When you stop “letting words slip,” your energy field naturally becomes whole, and the benefactors who arrive late will be drawn to your gentle light. “A kind word warms three winters; harsh words chill even June”—a principle worth living by.

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“A single stalk of grass is nourished by a single drop of dew”: our simplest view of life https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/dQs6EvWorytHs76ZlagEzw
Longevity charms are still sold, suspenders still worn. Ancient wisdom is being rediscovered: “Preserve the green mountains,” “Descendants will have their own blessings,” “A single stalk of grass is nourished by a single drop of dew.” Our ancestors already understood that leaving room for children is leaving room for life itself. We still believe that “growing up healthy” is the greatest blessing in the world. Yet, when we love our children, we must also remember the elders who loved us in the same way.

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74‑year‑old computer‑science PhD in a Daoist robe: the most relaxed delegate at this year’s Two Sessions https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/Fn3C52-RFOrzP9Mk8TDYnw
Nicknamed “the computer‑science PhD in a Daoist robe,” his remarks at the Two Sessions—centered on “detachment and letting go”—resonated widely.

🎒 Daoist Thought Tips:

• Whether you move slowly or take tiny steps, as long as you keep moving forward, that’s what matters.
• Mute your emotions; tune your life to a channel you enjoy.
• No need to walk by borrowed light; we are all stars in our own right.
• Keep a calm mind, a gaze that sees mountains and rivers, and a path that stretches far.
• Take it slow; everyone has a period of hard work.
• Let life be uncluttered; let smiles be effortless.
• Stay clear‑headed and disciplined, yet gentle and resolute.

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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.