Five Tips for Young People

1. Don’t Protect Your Face
The less capable you are, the more you care about face; the more you care about face, the less capable you are, which wastes your life.
When you're poor, you should work hard to make money and save face, not protect your face.
2. Don’t Show Off
If you have no money, don’t rush to pay the bill; if you lack strength, don’t pretend to be impressive; don’t force high spending.
You can’t fake being decent; whether you’re generous or just pretending, others can tell.
When you're broke, pretending to be rich won’t earn you friends; spend your money on essentials (above the neck—food, drink, shelter, and key starting expenses).
3. Don’t Depend
Relying on parents makes life meaningless; depending on family kills your motivation to strive.
Motivation comes from interests, envy, jealousy, insults, or family hardships.
Break away from parental pressure early; start enjoying a successful life early.
4. Don’t Fantasize
In today’s reality, if you lack background, you need brains; there are no iron rice bowls in the workplace; the market isn’t a place to make easy money.
A position you can handle yourself is your rice bowl; business success depends on self-learning and practice.
5. Don’t Be Too Kind
Kindness has limits; don’t give money to everyone you see. Some treat kindness as a treasure, others see it as an opportunity to attack.
Not everyone wagging their tail is a dog; those who sing better than they speak aren’t necessarily good people.
When successful, you may be surrounded by tail-waggers; when down and out, by mouth-lickers. Human nature must be guarded.
Good intentions should have boundaries; kindness requires self-discipline.