The meaning of this sentence is that thirty years have passed by in a blink of an eye. What should not be worn away and contaminated is to maintain one's original intention.

From: Chinese classical literature expert Ye Jiaying's speech at the 21st Ye's Tuo'an Scholarship and the 13th Cai Zhangge Scholarship Award Ceremony of Nankai University.

Mr. Ye Jiaying delivered a lecture on the theme of "'A Flame in the Heart'-My Expectations for Post-Scholars" on the store. She told the students: "'Thirty years have passed by in a blink of an eye, but the original intention has not been eroded'. At any time, we must not forget the original intention, keep in mind the beautiful things in this world, and strengthen our mission, beliefs and ideals."

Extended information:

Ye Jiaying, named Jialing. Director of the Institute of Chinese Classical Culture at Nankai University, doctoral supervisor, Canadian expert on Chinese classical literature, academician of the Royal Society of Canada, former professor at National Taiwan University, visiting professor at Harvard University, University of Michigan and Columbia University in the United States, and tenured professor at the University of British Columbia in Canada . In June 2012, he was appointed as a librarian of the Central Research Institute of Literature and History.

On March 21, 2016, the Chinese Festival Organizing Committee announced that Ye Jiaying won the 2015-2016 "Influence the World Chinese Award" Lifetime Achievement Award. On June 3, 2018, Ye Jiaying donated all her property to the Nankai University Education Foundation to establish the "Jialing Fund" to continue to support the research of excellent traditional Chinese culture.