The moon in the sky is the most familiar to us. At first, it was light and thin, as if someone had lightly painted a line on the blue sky with an orange colored pen, and called the moon at this time "Crescent Moon". It was really vivid. Gradually, it grew bigger and brighter, and stayed in the sky longer. At this time, the moon is a sickle and a boat. On the fifteenth day of the lunar calendar, the moon will be round, big, and bright, like a jade plate or a bright mirror. Later, the moon went from waxing to waning, and from waning to crumbling like a potato or a stubborn stone. From frail to perfect, from perfect to waning, the moon in the sky goes round and round like this, year after year. Although life is not always like this, the light and darkness of profit and loss follow each other like a shadow, which cannot be avoided, avoided, or rejected.
Sometimes, when a person is in auspicious times, good luck comes and everything goes smoothly. If you seek an official position, you will be promoted. If you want money, you will get rich. It is true that all your wishes come true. It turns out that ordinary life at this time is really like looking at the moon. Midheaven, bright and perfect. At this time, those who have been promoted will inevitably have a happy face, and those who have made a fortune will inevitably be wealthy. Even if they are given a professional title, become an advanced person, or receive a salary promotion, they will be complacent and feel superior to others. However, when flowers bloom, they will fade, and when the moon is full, there will be a waning day. Often, flowers will fade after they bloom, and they will wan after a full moon. But many people are short-sighted, and they are ignorant of the ebb and flow of things. When they are proud, they get carried away and show the face of a villain. If a person can think about adversity in good times, he will not lose his true nature and maintain a normal mind. Officials do not need to be bossy and imposing because of the power in their hands. Rich people do not need to be arrogant and waste their wealth because of their wealth. If you treat others in this way, you will not be arrogant or domineering, and will not transform into an invisible thief or a beast in clothing, which will be of great benefit to others, yourself and society.
Sometimes, when people encounter bad luck, bad things often happen one after another, and everything goes wrong. The originally bright life suddenly dims, like the appearance of a crescent moon, or like clouds covering the waning moon. In the face of adversity, one may be disheartened, pessimistic and world-weary, or willing to sink and give up on oneself, or one may be worried and have short white hair, or one may be full of complaints and blame God for not being able to help. In fact, if a person thinks of the full moon on a waning day and realizes the changeable nature of the world, he will be able to remain determined, discouraged, and maintain his attitude in adversity. "It's better to take a leisurely stroll regardless of the wind or waves." Faced with difficulties in this way, one will not blame others for wasting time, one will not tarnish one's character by being a servile person, and one will not forget one's own interests and act as an aide to a tiger.
Life is like the moon, with all its ups and downs. We don’t have to change our appearance with the situation, or change our energy with time. We should be arrogant when we succeed, and be dejected when we are frustrated. I believe that regardless of success or failure, accepting the world calmly and facing life calmly is the way for a wise man to live.