Monday, April 20th, 2026, the fourth day of the third lunar month, today is Grain Rain

One”It is the beginning of all things and the foreshadowing of civilization. The Tao gives birth to one, one gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, and three gives birth to all things. The first stroke left by our ancestors on turtle shells marked the beginning of chaos and the division of heaven and earth. Xu Shen said, "Only in the beginning, the Tao stands in one." This horizontal line is the smallest positive integer and also the largest chaotic whole; Small to the extreme, big to infinity. There are countless Chinese characters,allbutisThis horizontal superposition, deformation, and combination. The code of civilization is often hidden in the simplest strokes.

We live in a state of fearThe era of 'not enough': there is not enough information, not enough choices, and not enough speed. So it kept piling up until it was unbearable. One can tell us that true power never comes from complexity, but fromGuarding one without movingOne thought, one path, one focus——By holding onto this horizontal line, we hold onto the roots of all things.

A painting opens up the world, a stroke takes a lifetime to root. MayyouIn the hustle and bustle of the world, one can hold onto that horizontal path and walk steadily on that path.