It took me 3 hours to read the full text and make an excerpt. It really felt like a hearty experience. I had some insights and actions after reading it. The book itself is not long, but the preface of the first three chapters attracted me.

How to cultivate an "adult"? Our ancient sages believe that "a gentleman should stick to his foundation, and the foundation is established and the Tao is born." The following two aspects are the foundation of adulthood. One said: Be motivated. Solving "Why?" can range from "Why do people live?" to "Why am I doing what I am doing now?" The second one is: Willing Power. To solve the problem of "how?", that is, how to do the right thing that you are determined to do without any regrets or even "willing to accept it and do it with joy" for ten, twenty, thirty years, or even a lifetime. Persevere, and then "renew every day, renew every day, and renew again and again". Do simple things to the extreme, success will come naturally, and ultimately "stop at perfection." Just as Gu Dade said: "Being a great person or a small person all depends on your intention, and becoming a big or small thing depends on your willpower."

As the saying goes: Politicians are upright. If his body is upright, he will not do what he is told; if his body is not upright, he will not do what he is told. In fact, the main core of China's five thousand years of spiritual inheritance is "filial piety and teaching". As "Filial Piety" says: Filial piety to the husband is the foundation of virtue and the source of teaching. The "Disciples' Regulations" even have a clear meaning at the beginning: The disciples' regulations are the teachings of the saints. The first is filial piety and brotherhood, the second is trustworthiness, universal love for all, and kindness. If you have spare energy, study literature. Even the Buddhist who caused the accident also taught everyone in the Upasaka Sutra: Be filial to your parents, teachers, monks, and the Three Jewels, and to be filial is the ultimate way. Filial piety is called precepts, and it is also called restraint. In this world, filial piety is the foundation of everything.

"The faster the world is, the slower the heart is."

"For a first-class craftsman, character is more important than technology." If you have a first-class mind, you must have first-class technology.