You Get What You Pay For

The same should be true in life. Before life forces us to pay a painful price, it is the wisest choice to actively give up local interests and preserve overall interests. A wise man said: "When the two disadvantages are balanced, choose the lesser, and when the two benefits are balanced, choose the heavier." Seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages is the essence of giving up. In a person's life, we need to give up many things. As the ancients said, you can't have your cake and eat it too. If it is not what we should have, we must learn to give up. In the decades of life journey, there are ups and downs, gains and losses. Only by learning to give up can we have maturity and live a more fulfilling, calm and relaxed life. 1. Possession after giving up Giving up is a kind of wisdom and a rational choice. There is a saying in Sima Xiangru's Book of Admonishment on Hunting written by Sima Xiangru in the Han Dynasty: "A wise man has foresight before he is born, and a wise man avoids danger before it is revealed." The story of lying on firewood and tasting courage tells this truth.