“Everything starts with vision. You have to see it before you can achieve it. You will never regret the time you spend to develop a very clear vision. When I say clear, I mean so clear that it plays in your mind like a movie.” — Arnold Schwarzenegger
“Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.” — Carl Jung
“The purpose of life is to discover your gift. The work of life is to develop it. The meaning of life is to give your gift away.” — David Viscott
I look forward to the day when humanity values digital decluttering more, instead of letting technology shave our spiritual bread thinner and thinner.
I look forward to the day when humans can be the masters of phones, not their servants; when phones serve humans, not humans serve phones.
I look forward to the day when humans can use healthier phone habits to protect the two most important assets of being human: time and attention.
The ideal education in my mind encourages little saplings to become owners of the gearbox, rather than being trained into identical gears.
The ideal education in my mind is to preserve the freshness of a newborn seeing the world for the first time; to embrace the desire to deeply explore truth; to ignite curiosity about the world and keep pursuing “why.”
The ideal education in my mind is teachers inspiring students with their passion, letting them see what passion is, realize the unique meaning of life, and discover their irreplaceable value in this world.
Notes to Self
A-Ming ah:
Remember: this is a gentle revolution — it’s not asking you to overthrow anything, but to bring new possibilities. Pursue what you believe, but in a way others are willing to join.
These visions may not bear fruit before you kick the bucket. But at least you’ve made some contribution to the world—even just a little, even just a tiny little bit—and that’s enough.
Bruce Lee once said: ‘Some goals exist not to be achieved, but to point the direction for our efforts.’
Life is inherently meaningless; meaning is something you give it. On this journey, you’re just here to travel: you come empty-handed and leave empty-handed; the only thing you can briefly possess is the experience of the present. Apart from this moment, you have nothing.
That’s right—what you should pursue is the ultimate experience, the entire process, and the companions traveling with you — these are the things that matter most.
When seeking profit, seek the profit of all under heaven; when seeking fame, seek fame that lasts ten thousand generations. Your mission is to continue influencing this world after death, so that hundreds of years later people still remember and mention your name.
Live out the epitaph you want!
