Professor Wang Defeng from Fudan University Made Shocking Remarks Again:

"My mother was very thrifty during her lifetime. She would get angry if I threw away her things. After she passed away, I cleaned up her belongings and suddenly understood—she stood in eternity, smiling as she watched me discard her things. No matter how much you love, this world ultimately requires you to let go. This is called 'dependent origination and emptiness of nature'—all things are like this. They didn't exist before, and they won't exist in the future."
No matter how much you love, you must ultimately let go.
Hold as tightly as you may, it will still slip away; guard as firmly as you can, it will still disperse.
People, possessions, emotions, reputation, wealth—which one isn't like this?
Why can't we ever let go?
Because we mistake "temporary possession" for "eternal ownership."
Like a child clutching candy tightly, thinking that by holding it, sweetness will belong to them forever.
But the truth of this world is:
Everything is only "borrowed" for your use.
Houses, cars, money, reputation, even your closest loved ones—they only temporarily walk beside you for a stretch of the journey.
When causes align, they arrive with great fanfare.
When their nature is emptiness, they depart silently.
You came with empty hands, so what can you take when you leave? Nothing but a big dream that never was.
True ownership is never about gripping tightly; it's about peacefully watching it flow away after experiencing it.
Life doesn't give us permanent ownership; it gives us an experience voucher with an expiration date.
See how the child's room eventually empties.
See how the once-bustling dinner table grows quiet.
See how your once-proud achievements are forgotten in dust.
Why bother?
Why lose sleep over a little gain or loss?
Why dwell over a single comment of criticism?