Everyday Life
Can damp wall damage simply be hidden behind a cabinet?
English translation draft · Based on the Chinese article. This is not a word-for-word translation approved by Master Shengyuan.
Face and repair damp wall damage rather than simply hide it behind a cabinet. In a rental, begin with the landlord and seek assistance. The living place needs genuine attention, not merely a clean-looking view.
Within faith, I discuss environment and energy and distinguish not knowing from knowingly concealing a problem. Saying unseen damage might affect more slowly did not mean no effect. It cannot justify neglect.
Another time I said that when immediate handling is difficult, decoration that removes constant sight may ease thought-related influence. Yet the influence remains. This addresses a symptom, not a repaired wall.
I connected an ill client’s home with wall damage but immediately said damage does not mean inevitable cancer. Later I acknowledged potential reversed causation in starting with known illness and looking for home problems. These observations do not predict illness or prove cancer caused by wall damage or cured through repair. Identify actual living problems and seek capable assistance.
Some owners do want repairs but follow a tradesperson’s suggestion to wait for clearer marks and handle them together more cheaply. I understand the savings intention while still cautioning against leaving known issues indefinitely. Facing a problem differs from hiding it and pretending it absent.