It means that no matter how busy you are, you should give yourself some time to rest and live.

From: Modern Zhang Ailing's "White Roses and Red Roses"

Original text:

Go through the hustle and bustle of the day and savor the secret fragrance of being alone.

Translation:

After experiencing the busyness and hustle and bustle of the day, sit down at home and savor your own life.

Extended information:

Creative background:

Zhang Ailing’s life is full of strange and inconsistent content. My grandfather, Zhang Peilun, was a Jinshi during the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, and he was an official to the left deputy governor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. He was a representative of the famous "Qingliu". My grandmother was the daughter of Li Hongzhang, but her father developed a lot of bad habits.

But he married a new-style woman who was influenced by Western culture, elegant and sensitive, and this kind of family had to be broken up. Therefore, although Zhang Ailing came from a famous family, her early life environment was extremely cold and harsh. Her personality is that she is withdrawn, isolated, and goes her own way.

In early February 1944, Zhang Ailing and Hu Lancheng fell in love. Zhang Ailing, who was in love, had a great change in her state of mind. As a newbie in love, she longed for the care and love of a man who was like a father and a brother. In her opinion, meeting Hu Lancheng made life appear brighter in a desolate world.

Even though Hu Lancheng was a married man at the time, Zhang Ailing didn't care and loved him wholeheartedly. Soon Hu Lancheng divorced and signed an engagement with Zhang Ailing. But the good times did not last long, and Hu Lancheng soon fell in love with the new and disliked the old. He also had lovers such as Fan Xiumei and Xiao Zhou. Therefore, Zhang Ailing no longer contacted Hu Lancheng, and her first love ended. "Red Roses and White Roses" was written at this time.