Work and Money
Besides immediate earnings, what else can an undertaking help you build?
English translation draft · Based on the Chinese article. This is not a word-for-word translation approved by Master Shengyuan.
Consider the positive relationships, friendships, and resources for working together that it can build. At the time, the pandemic was affecting many industries and people were seeking new opportunities. I reminded everyone not to ask only how much each step would earn, but also what human connections they were establishing.
Thinking alone and discussing with several people may reveal different opportunities. When people around you are willing to help and think together, you have more support for moving things forward. Building positive relationships is not only waiting for a benefactor to appear. It also means being willing to interact and exchange ideas yourself, allowing connections to develop gradually.
But you still need direction and action. First clarify where you are going, then keep working. Knowing many people while remaining inactive yourself is not enough. When I said connections were more important than money, I was reminding people to notice long-term accumulation. I did not mean ignoring income entirely or promising that having many contacts guarantees success in everything.