Insight

Real creativity manifests itself in the way to turn disadvantage into advantage, weakness into strength, bad into good, failure into success, defeat into victory.

It is not just about one's own nature and matter.

It can be applied to others.

One can even take advantage of everyone's negative aspects in a manner to enable them to function positively.

One can combine and coordinate various natures of various personalities exquisitely in a manner to let the whole work positively.

This can be true of not just things but also phenomena.

Deepen, sharpen and strengthen insight to perceive the true natures of respective beings and matters.

And, fully utilize this principle.

Then, one can make not only oneself but also the world happier than ever.

Process

Normally, people can make great efforts when trying to achieve goals.

And, when the desired results are actually accomplished, they tend to be filled with a sense of pleasure and fulfillment.

But probably one can more focus on the process of pursuing the efforts.

For such an attitude can generate joy from the fact of living fully and a sense of growth.

Without this posture, one can lose motivation when there is little hope of acquiring sufficient outcomes.

Hope can be found in the process of living and efforts per se.

In essence, what really exists is only the present.

Our life resides with this very moment.

The past has passed, and the future are yet to come.

They are conceptual, something imagined in our mind.

Cheer

Even in the depth of adversity, it is important to stay in good cheer.

This becomes the source of resilience to endure and make necessary efforts.

It then enables one to stand up and strike back.

It saves one from falling at the mercy of despair.

It generates composure, deep and steadfast insight, and calm but decisive judgement.

Keep up lasting, exciting and well-organized efforts quietly and joyfully.

Then, be bold and dynamic when a crucial moment comes.

Trial

Don't give up before actually trying every possible means.

It is too early to feel resigned.

People often stop trying even without trying.

They just calculate too many things and conclude that it doesn't work.

Then, they do nothing on the basis of that imagination.

How can we tell that things don't work without doing anything?

It sounds absurd, but many people do that way.

If there are something yet to try, then try it out.

Even if it does not work, still there will be some kind of change caused by the trial.

Action generates changes, and changes can produce opportunities.

Don't be trapped by just an imagination.

Have a courage to take action and resilience to take advantage of any changes that arise.

Place

If one cannot go anywhere ideal, one can at least try to create something with the best possible quality right here.

Even if living in an isolated local area, the person can still try something that can even surpass the world level.

Although an environment can be important, ultimately, it is one's own quality and determination that matter to what is created.

Best

There may be times when everyone else seems leading happy life.

There may be times when one feels left out, isolated and hollow.

There may be times when one cannot help but think, "why me?"

But after all, we cannot escape from being own self.

Wherever I may go, I am always me.

I have to face what I am, not matter where I am.

Nobody can do this for me.

Likewise, I cannot live other's life, whether it is happy or unhappy.

Don't envy.

Just face the own path ahead, and create own life.

Steadily.

Start with what I can do.

One by one, day by day.

Just do the best.

We cannot do more than the best.

Just do the best.

Then, there will be no regret.

What will be there is a sense of satisfaction to have lived fully.

So just do the best.

Reality

Don't be resigned.

Don't adapt yourself to reality subserviently.

Rather, adapt the reality to yourself.

Create a stimulating vision that truly comes from the mind as clearly as possible, and determine to realize it.

Keep inspired and excited by the idea, and continue to work on it.

Don't be trapped with obstacles and compromise with the existing environment.

In fact, the reality is constantly in flux, changing moment by moment.

Our life and environment are always interacting with each other.

They both change in response to one another.

The point is whether our life is dominated by the environment or the other way round.

Obviously, a stronger side will prevail.

If our life or determination is solid, strong and vigorous, the environment will react in accordance with it.

There may be backlash and negative reactions.

But life possesses resilience to push back, redirect or even utilize the force into positive outcomes.

Open our essence to every kind of possibility and opportunity.

Trust the potential.

And, be honest and in tune with what the core of life is truly yearning for.

Center

Ultimately, what is needed is not 'capability.'

It is aspiration, determination that really matters.

What do you really want to do?

Seek for that into the very depth of your own being.

What is there?

What does truly drive your deeds, your life, your entire being?

Find out the real core of life.

Once it is done, unshakable conviction and self will emerge.

Art

In doing any work, it makes huge difference whether one regards oneself as an artist or simply a servant.

If one is doing a job for the sake of the job, simply because of obligation or just for money, it would be felt like slavery.

Its performance will deteriorate inevitably.

But one can be imaginative and creative, so that one can do or create an irresistibly interesting piece of work.

One can love the work and pour the passion into it.

Or one may need to find the very work that one truly loves.

Then, she or he can refine it to the extent of excellence which is second to none.

It can be applied to any kind of jobs.

It even can be true of life per se.