1、WithequalpassionIhavesoughtknowledge.Ihavewishedtounderstandtheheartsofmen.Ihavewishedtoknowwhythestarsshine.AndIhavetriedtoapprehendthePythagoreanpowerbywhichnumberholdsswayabovetheflux.Alittleofthis，butnotmuch，Ihaveachieved.
2、Subtlefriendshipistrue;subtlegreetingsareenough;subtleloveistender;subtlelongingisdeep;subtlewishescomefromthebottomofyourheart…
3、Temptationcomestoallofus，whetherornotwesuccumbdependsonourabilitytorecognizeitsdisguise，sometimesitarrivesinaformofanoldflame，flicheringbacktolift，oranewfriendwhocouldendupbeingsomuchmore，orayoungchildwhowakensfeelingswedidn'tknowwehad.Andsowegiveintotemptationallthewhileknowingcomemoring，we'llhavetosuffertheconsequences.
4、Thishasbeenmylife.Ihavefounditworthliving，andwouldgladlyliveitagainifthechancewereofferedme.
5、Thelongvistaistherefortheseeing.Thegroundatyourfeet，theworldaboutyou----people，thoughts，emotions，pressures---arenowfittedintothelargerscene.Everythingassumesafairerproportion.Andhereisthebeginningofwisdom.
6、I，naturally，shouldwantmosttoseethethingswhichhavebecomedeartomethroughmyyearsofdarkness.You，too，wouldwanttoletyoureyesrestonthethingsthathavebecomedeartoyousothatyoucouldtakethememoryofthemwithyouintothenightthatloomedbeforeyou.
7、Ilikethesubtlefriendshipthatdoesnotholdpeopletogether.Instead，anoccasionalgreetingspreadsourlongingsfarbeyond…
8、Loveandknowledge，sofarastheywerepossible，ledupwardtowardtheheavens.Butalwayspitybroughtmebacktoearth.Echoesofcriesofpainreverberateinmyheart.Childreninfamine，victimstorturedbyoppressors，helplessoldpeopleaburdentotheirsons，andthewholeworldofloneliness，poverty，andpainmakeamockeryofwhathumanlifeshouldbe.Ilongtoalleviatethisevil，butIcannot，andItoosuffer.
9、Deathsinevitable.It'sapromisemadetoeachofusatbirth.Butbeforethatpromiseiskept，weallhopesomethingwillhappentous，whetheritisthethrillofromance，thejoyofraisingafamily，ortheanguishofgreatloss.Weallhopetoexperiencesomethingthatmakeourlivesmeaningful，butthesadfactis，notallliveshavemeaning.Somepeoplespendtheirtimeonthisplanetjustsittingonthesidelines，waitingforsomethingtohappentothem，beforeit'stoolate.
10、Soonerorlater，thetimecomeswhenweallmustbecomeresponsibleadults，andlearntogiveupwhatwewant，sowecanchoosetodowhatisright.Ofcourse，alifetimeofresponsibilityisn'ealwayseasy，andastheyearsgoon，it'saburdenthatcanbecometooheavyforsometobear.Butstillwetrytodowhatisbest，whatisgood.Notonlyforourselves，butforthosewelove.Yes，soonerorlaterwemustallbecomeresponsibleadults.Nooneknowsthisbetterthantheyoung.
11、IfIwerethepresidentofauniversityIshouldestablishacompulsorycoursein"HowtoUseYourEyes".Theprofessorwouldtrytoshowhispupilshowtheycouldaddjoytotheirlivesbyreallyseeingwhatpassesunnoticedbeforethem.Hewouldtrytoawaketheirdormantandsluggishfaculties.
12、Youseethiswatercarefullycontainedonmyhand？ItsymbolizesLove.Aslongasyoukeepyourhandcurlyopenandallowittoremainthere，itwillalwaysbethere.However，ifyouattempttocloseyourfingersarounditandtrytopossessit，itwillspillthroughthefirstcracksitfinds.Thisisthegreatestmistakethatpeopledowhentheymeetlove.Theytrytopossesit，theydemand，theyexpectandjustlikethewaterspillingoutofyourhand，lovewillretrievefromyou.
13、Noraretheinsightsofhappinesslimitedtowhatisneararoundyou.Unhappy，withyourthoughtsturnedinuponyouremotionalwoes，yourvisioniscutshortasthoughbyawall.Happy，thewallcrumbles.
14、Ifyouhavepeopleyoulove，allowthemtobefreebeings.Giveanddon'texpect.Advise，butdon'torder.Ask，butneverdemand.Itmightsoundsimple，butitisalessonthatmaytakealifetimetotrulypractice.ItisthesecrettotrueLove.Totrulypracticeit，youmustsincerelyfeelnoexpectationsfromthosewhoyoulove，andyetanunconditionalcaring.
15、Ilikethesubtlewind.Inspring，itstealsakissonmycheek;inautumn，itcaressesmyface;insummer，itbringsincoolsweetsmell;inwinter，itcarriesacrispchilliness…
