A mentor who helped me rise to the top back then enlightened me with a single sentence: A person's ruthlessness should be internal. You must learn to conceal it, suppress your desire to express yourself and show off, don't easily reveal your hand, and don't try to prove anything to others. Ignore, ask, listen to, and observe others and their affairs. Remain silent in the face of joy and anger, and you will become as calm and composed as a rock. As your level of understanding increases, you will better comprehend the differences among people. There is no absolute good or bad, right or wrong in the world. What everyone sees is a projection of their own inner world. The states others exhibit are merely different choices made at different energy frequencies. Understanding this, you will realize that the only person in this world who can truly harm you is yourself. When you can take care of your health and emotions, you've already won half the battle. When you encounter a low point, silently tell yourself that this is to accumulate strength for the next leap forward. Quietly cultivate yourself, invest in yourself, read, exercise, and do what you should do. When you truly learn to love yourself and increase your own value, what you desire will follow. No matter what hardships you encounter now, please never give up. Please, again and again, tirelessly, a thousand times, ten thousand times, without hesitation, save yourself from this world's troubles. If you encounter a benefactor in the future who helps you, then Mr. Qian teaches you a trick: cling to their coattails. If a benefactor, far more accomplished than you, helps you, they actually lack nothing, and what they lack is something someone at your level cannot provide. But don't think that's the end of the matter. Remember this: periodically report your progress to them. This expresses your gratitude and also gives them a sense of accomplishment. Because everyone has an instinct to teach, including you. So if you want to get to know outstanding people, it's very simple: regularly report what you've learned from them. That's enough, because you satisfy their vanity of being a teacher and a mentor. This isn't a trick; it's human nature. Learning to leverage human nature can be just as effective as giving gifts. Next time you might need his help, he'll be much more likely to agree.