"Heart of the Wilderness" is now accepting pre-orders for the 2026 edition. The content in the book comes from my posts between March 2025 and March 2026, totaling about 5,000 entries. How to get it: subscribe to my X( for one month, then send me a private message, and I will send you an exclusive watermarked PDF version. Then I will invite you to join the XChat subscription group. You can also communicate with me about life's confusions at any time.

Preface:
The birth of this book stems from countless late-night questions and numerous reflections on human nature and life. It is not a success guide nor a comforting chicken soup to gloss over life, but a mirror that reflects the wilderness we inhabit—the vast and thorny real world.
I once wrote on X: "Life is a wilderness, not a track." This is not a hollow slogan but a realization distilled from countless trivial days. We are taught to follow rules and run on established tracks, but reality always reminds us in another way: beneath the rules, there are often deeper traps. Familiar faces may hide schemes; moral standards may be ropes of coercion; and those so-called "for your good" advice are often projections of others' desires. This book is a reflection born from these cracks, an extension and deepening of the posts on my account.
Over the past two years, I have continuously recorded observations about human nature and society on X. From the anger and doubts at the beginning of 2024, to the calm acceptance in 2025, and now in 2026, with composure and clarity, I increasingly understand: the meaning of living is not about winning someone’s approval but about whether you can find your own breath and boundaries amid the noise. Someone asked me why I always write these "ear-splitting" words. I want to say, truth is never gentle, but it has power. Unveiling the veil of life, seeing the game of human nature, the dark chess of interests, the restructuring of relationships, and even our own weaknesses—this is not negativity but the starting point of awakening and moving forward.
Each chapter of this book is like a dialogue with myself. I have written about subtle calculations among acquaintances—those exploitations disguised as closeness; about invisible rules in the workplace and society—those expectations that exhaust you but have no place to rest; and about how to guard your inner world amid chaos—"not争 is the greatest compassion," "decisive stop-loss is wisdom." These words are not only an analysis of the external world but also a measurement of the inner wilderness, and an extraction and sublimation of countless posts on my account. I do not expect them to change anyone, but if they can make you stop, even for a second, to examine the road beneath your feet and redefine your boundaries, that is enough.
Someone might ask, who is this book written for? I think it is for everyone who has struggled within rules and is still moving forward in the wilderness. For those who have doubted their worth in the deep night, for those hurt by acquaintances but learned to cut losses decisively, for those longing for freedom but have already taken the first step and are still climbing the rugged path. I do not offer standard answers because life itself has no standard answer. I only want to tell you, you are not alone—we are all exploring in this wilderness, trying to break free from invisible ropes, and learning to walk through our own narrow gates.
In 2024, I was angry at the hypocrisy of the world, feeling human nature was like an endless gamble. In 2025, I saw the light of reconciliation within. By 2026, I understood more clearly: true clarity is shifting focus from "what others think of you" to "what you truly want"; learning to be at peace with loneliness, cultivating sources of inner happiness; accepting aging and change but never ceasing to improve oneself; understanding that "the strong never repeatedly prove themselves through wrong people and things," but instead decisively detach and focus energy on worthy directions. These insights come from my continuous recording and reflection on my account.
While writing this book, I often think of "Three feet of fragile life, yet never despise oneself." Perhaps this is the core I want to convey. Each of us is small; life is just a three-foot space, but this three feet can also be our own kingdom. Here, you don’t need to please anyone, nor prove anything—just ask yourself: am I living as the person I want to be? If the answer is no, then take one more step forward, even if it’s just breaking free from a rope, avoiding self-inflicted humiliation and exhaustion.
This book is not the end, but an invitation. An invitation for you and me to step into this wilderness, face those imperfect truths, and find our own rules. Perhaps you will discover that freedom is not the destination but a posture—a stance of standing tall amid thorns and moving forward with composure.
In April 2026, I sit by the window, updating these words. The world outside remains noisy, human nature still complex, but I am more at ease. The heart of the wilderness is not far away; it is here and now, in this moment, as you open this book or scroll through my account posts. Keep walking, in this wilderness, each of us a king.