Many times, the reason why we are not happy is not because life is too bad, but because our hearts are too complicated. We always like to overthink, haggle over trivial matters, and complicate simple things; we are always comparing, always anxious, always entangled in irrelevant people and things, trapping ourselves in the cage we wove, suffering deeply.

In fact, life is inherently simple. It is we who think too much, make our hearts complicated, and thus make the world complicated. Just like a glass of clear water, if you add too many things to it, it will become turbid; a pure heart, if you fill it with too many desires, anxiety and comparisons, it will become heavy. The simpler your heart is, the fewer desires you have, the lighter your anxiety is, and the more happiness you will get.

Having a simple heart is not foolishness or naivety, but a kind of transparency and open-mindedness. It is learning to let go of irrelevant obsessions, not entanglement in past regrets, not anxiety about the unknown future, not comparison with others’ lives; it is learning to focus on your own days, cherish everything you have, be neither humble nor arrogant, and be calm and unhurried; it is learning to face the complicated world with a simple attitude and look at everything around you with gentle eyes.

When you let go of comparison, you will find that your own life also has unique beauty; when you let go of anxiety, you will find that life can be lived calmly; when you let go of obsession, you will find that the world is actually gentle. When your heart is simple, you will not be troubled by trivial matters, not coerced by desires, not tortured by anxiety; when your heart is simple, you will have a pair of eyes to find beauty, a heart to feel warmth, and every day will be full of sunshine and joy.

May we all learn to simplify our hearts, let go of unnecessary desires, put aside meaningless anxiety, and get rid of complicated obsessions. The simpler your heart is, the more happiness you will have; the purer your heart is, the gentler the world will be. In the simple days, keep a pure heart, retain a love, live the way you like—clean and transparent, gentle and powerful.