“Very deep and insightful. It made me look into myself a little deeper. I loved it.”–Gerry Dobbins

By Quintus Ni

Time passes like flowing water and disappears silently. When I quiet down and look back, I find that people always sigh deeply at certain moments.

They sigh for some things, some people, or some little experiences……

Then, I come to the conclusion that actually life is not easy, and each person has their own embarrassments. When you try to understand the past and don’t mind your embarrassment anymore, something called compassion will appear in your heart. When you learn to accept your merits and demerits, it means that you are also making peace with the world.

“What does not kill you makes you stronger.”

I didn’t believe this sentence before. I thought it was just a typical motivational quote, until I experienced some things. I have to admit that some “bad” experiences are not necessarily bad, because they at least taught me something.

Every day is new because people experience different things. When you learn to consider and summarize what has happened in your life, your views will gradually become deeper and deeper, and naturally you will come to your own unique ideas of life and morality.

After you experience something, you will be rewarded with gains, feelings, and wisdom.

It is just like traveling. If you go out to see more, naturally you will have a broader vision and mind. Meanwhile, you will be more aware of what you long for most and what the things most worth cherishing and pursuing are. Therefore, it makes sense that senior citizens often say that the more you have experienced, the more you have gained.

I remember in my younger days, when I argued sharply if someone slandered me; I replied angrily if someone misunderstood me; I refuted with more vicious words if someone insulted me……

I was definitely an extremely direct person with sharp characteristics, successfully making myself the person I hate the most.

But later, I learned to adjust my mind positively, and finally understood that no matter how good you are, there are always some people who don’t like you. The world won’t reward you equitably for what you have paid, and it won’t treat you in the same way even if you did treat others kindly.

It is life and its experiences that has made me peaceful, setbacks and difficulties that made me positive, and the people of the world that made me tolerant.

I gradually learned to accept and face everything calmly, treat the people around me more kindly, and be undisturbed no matter what happens. In this way, I slowly taste life and settle myself in time.

Fairness and unfairness are common in life. But it’s uncommon that you can still remain humble, peaceful, kind, and optimistic after you experience much.

Someone once said that your calmness comes from your past innocence, and that your kindness comes from your past sadness and uneasiness. I look back and find this to be absolutely true.

Even the most irritable people will gradually become gentle and patient if they are polished by time. We’ll eventually grow from those years when we got angry and listened to no one’s advice. Then we will smile and accept it all, good or bad. An ancient saying says to remain indifferent and leisurely watch the flowers bloom and fade.

Eventually, we may no longer be as imperious, impulsive, and carefree as in our childhood days, but we’ve already known the width and thickness of life.

We have cried, laughed, lost, doubted, and hesitated along the way……But, finally, we have learned to regard everything as growth.

Maybe this is what life should be!

You live up to time, and time lives up to you.

Morality Editor Luke Langlois