Sunday, September 25, 2011

Only a healthy energetic phycial body can carry (hold) a healthy and ennergetic mind (soul)

So, excercise. Keep yourself physically fit and able!

Never make decisons when you are physically under the weather

As when you are physically under the weather, or tired, often you feel helpless, hopeless, overwhelmed, in general, more pessimissive. Then, do not make conclusions on things when you are sick or tired; do not make decisions when you are sick or tired. Let yourself heal physically before make further move.

Never give up! Persevere! - 不懈

That's the only way to achieve your goal.

不经一番彻骨寒,哪得梅花扑鼻香

海阔凭鱼跃,天高任鸟飞

没有失不掉的;也没有非得到不可的 - nothing that just can't lose; nothing that you have to have

退一步海阔天空 - Step back, you will find that the ocean is open, and sky is limitless

Sometimes we are trapped in our pessimissive funk, feeling nowhere to turn. When that happens, if you step back a bit, take another look of the situation, it is actually not that bad at all.

知足 - Appreciate what you have

虚, 不满 - only when it is not full, it can take in more to improve and enrich

知己知彼,(百战不殆)- Only knowing yourself, as well as your opponents, (you will never lose a battle).

If knowing yourself, as well as your opponents, you will never lose a battle, This emphasizes on the importance of knowledge and preparation before you do anything. You have to know your stuff, know where you are in the field, know where others are in the field, so that you can work consciously to improve yourself, to jump to the front.

顺水推舟; 事半功倍 - pushing the boat along the current;half of workload with double accomplishment

This again is saying: using the force of the nature, of the enviroment , of the situation you are in; take advantage of the force of the nature, the environment, the situation you are in, go along with it. You will be doubled rewarded for the work you do.

无为而无不为 - Doing nothing to acieve everything

I like Taoism. The essence of Taoism to me is 无为而无不为 (wu wei er wu bu wei). Direct translation is "Doing nothing while doing everything", or "Doing nothing to achieve everything". Sound like it does not make sense at all, however, what it really means is: doing nothering against the nature, the nature will make you to achieve everything you do.