Shengliver’s Note: You could spend your entire life exploring hypotheses and end up with nothing achieved on your death bed.

Last Sunday afternoon, Ji and I ran to the canteen together.

By the time we arrived at the entrance to the building, Grade One and Grade Two were already in there. As you know, three floors of the canteen serve on weekdays, but on Sunday only two floors stay open. When we stepped into the second floor, there had formed hopelessly long queues at the counters. Realising it would take us ages, we decided to try our luck on the fourth floor. The moment we rushed in, we were greeted by the din of hordes of diners. Therefore, we had no choice but to quickly retreat to the second floor and to join the queuers there.

After we had been in line for a while, Ji suggested that we go to the shop to get convenience food instead of wasting time queuing up for a proper meal in the canteen. That way we might save some time. I did not agree. So he left without me. After what seemed like ages in the queue, I got my meal, wolfed it down, and returned to the classroom.

Back in the classroom, Ji was nowhere to be found. Some time later, he showed up with a shopping bag in his hand. Ji complained to me about what he had experienced at the store. Upon reaching the retail outlet, he found he could hardly squeeze in, because it was jam-packed. It took him ages to grab what he wanted off the shelves and even longer to wait his turn to check out at the till.

Comparing our two different experiences, I gain wisdom. Meeting challenges or difficulties, what we should do is just stick it out in some cases. It may sound like a stupid idea, but it more often than not turns out to be the smartest and most efficient way. Trying out too many ideas is simply a waste of time.

You could waste your entire life exploring hypotheses and end up with nothing achieved on your death bed.