摘要：Laozi once said, "The highest good is like water, which benefits all things without contention

老子说过：“上善若水，水善利万物而不争。”

Laozi once said, "The highest good is like water, which benefits all things without contention

意思是，善良的人好像水一样，水善于滋润万物而不与万物相争。

The meaning is that kind people are like water, which is good at nourishing all things without competing with them.

人生在世，并不是都能相互理解的。

Not everyone in life can understand each other.

处境不同，对方无法懂你；角度不一，便很难达成共识。

In different situations, the other party cannot understand you; Different perspectives make it difficult to reach consensus.

盲目与他人较劲，只会是一场没有赢家的战争，让双方都伤痕累累。

Blindly competing with others will only be a war without winners, leaving both sides scarred.

倒不如退一步、让一分，留出更多精力来过好自己的生活。

It's better to take a step back, give in, and set aside more energy to live your life well.

听过这样一句话：“没必要让所有人知道真实的你，或者是你没有必要不停地向人说，因为人们只会愿意看到他们希望看到的。”

There's no need for everyone to know the real you, or for you to keep telling people, because people only want to see what they want to see

人生短短几十载，遇到志同道合的人，本就偶然；三观不同，才是常态。

In just a few decades of life, meeting like-minded people is already a coincidence; Different values are the norm.

很多时候，不是你不够好，而是不理解你的人都有着自己的评判标准。

Many times, it's not that you're not good enough, but that people who don't understand you have their own standards of judgment.

不与他人较劲，日子才会过得有滋有味，属于你的一直都在，不属于你的强求不来。

Only by not competing with others can life be enjoyable. What belongs to you will always be there, and what does not belong to you cannot be forced.

来源：三月流焱