It's better to settle for the second best and be lenient. You stand by in the pond and watch the fish swim happily in the water, imagining the scene after the fish is hooked. It's better to go back and try to make a fishing net to catch fish and make your wish come true. It means that instead of empty envy and only desire, it is better to start work and make real efforts, and it is better to settle for the second best and be lenient. The whole word means: face; Deep: the water is very deep; Envy: I hope to get it. It means that if you want to stand by the water and fish, you might as well go home and weave a net. Metaphor only wishes without measures are not good for things. Or, metaphorically speaking, just want to get it but don't put it into action.

Emphasize action and action! This boy is either lazy and wants to change to encourage himself, or he is an excellent boy.

This also applies to you. Why don't you take some action and ask him questions, at least come closer?