2023-05-13

I treated my friends to the Sichuan pepper chicken I successfully developed last week (it seriously looks terrible!), and I met Haozi, whom I hadn’t seen since graduation.

Looking back at work, it’s been a chaotic mess, wasting time every day. But even compared to a week ago, I can see a little progress.

This reminds me of what Master Wang Yangming said when instructing his disciple:

Someone asked: “When I am still, I feel quite good, but as soon as I encounter affairs, I become different. Why?” The Master replied: “You only know how to cultivate stillness but lack the effort of self-restraint. In such a case, when facing affairs, you will topple over. A person must polish himself in practical affairs, only then can he stand firm and achieve stillness in both calm and action.”

I also tasted a new flavor 😋

The second picture shows a flower blooming near my home. I looked it up and it’s called “Xiao La” (Ligustrum sinense).

• 🧩A Life Fragment