Entering

Chapter 1.
Look at the truth of life, the pain.

01.
Don't expect anything, life is full of disappointments and deceptions anyway.
02.
Today is bad, tomorrow will be worse.
It continues like this until it gets to the worst.
03.
A life without pain is actually a greater misery.
04.
People sacrifice the present to buy future happiness, but in the end they gain nothing.
05.
All states of happiness consist in the absence of suffering.
06.
Life is an impossible task that is given to us without any choice.
07.
The feeling of boredom is the pain of facing the reality that the vessel of life is empty from the beginning.
08.
Reason deserves to be called a prophet.
09.
People always regret their past choices and long for the past.
10.
Life is ugly when seen up close, and beauty always exists only at a distance.
11.
People rarely think about what they have, and always think about what they lack.
12.
Only when death comes does man realize how powerless his arrogant illusion of eternal life was.
13.
Society is so boring.
14.
Human beings are inherently flawed from the very beginning.
15.
Ordinary humans are worthless.
Only individuality gives value.
16.
The advice not to do to others what you would not want done to you is wrong.
It is a mistake to think that others will hate something just because you hate it.
17.
The reason humans become cold is because they have already shouldered the burden of misfortune beyond their capacity to bear.
18.
Even decisions made with care are bound to be followed by regrets.
19.
Hatred is born in the heart, contempt comes from the head.
20.
Only intelligence distinguishes man from other species.
Greatness transcends emotions.

Chapter 2.
Happiness is a mirage created by desire.

21.
A person can be a villain even if he laughs and laughs.
22.
People with special talents are lonely.
23.
Power lies dormant until a crisis strikes.
24.
Depending on how one views life, a person becomes great or small.
25.
If you learn about the world through books first, you will misunderstand the world.
Experience must come before theory.
26.
Everyone needs an outside perspective.
Ask your friends for advice.
27.
There is no such thing as superiority of intelligence.
Each person's place is their own world.
28.
Memories awakened by smell are always sweet and pleasant.
29.
Inner fulfillment does not require external stimulation.
A person who laughs when he is alone is a truly free person.
30.
Gestures speak louder than words.
31.
Admitting your own flaws is a sign of greatness.
32.
For an intelligent person, noise is torture itself.
33.
Among the useful things, useless things make life beautiful.
34.
Laughing a lot is happiness.
35.
If you get too close, you're bound to get hurt.
36.
Happiness and unhappiness are both born within me.
37.
Happiness is ultimately about finding your place.
Clothes that don't fit you can never be comfortable.
38.
There are people who are like flies in human relationships.
39.
Don't waste time, use your time.

Chapter 3.
The inescapable fate of being another person

40.
There is not much that one human being can give to another human being.
In the end, we are alone.
41.
Physical pleasure is momentary, intellectual pleasure is eternal.
42.
Wealth is like sea water.
The richer you become, the thirstier you become.
43.
Don't waste your precious life cheaply.
There is no time to waste on the vile.
44.
The more you overestimate what others think of you, the more unhappy you become.
45.
Being later than others means taking longer than others.
True recognition takes a long time.
46.
There are five vices in human beings.
Desire, pride, anger, greed and hatred.
47.
A life of moderation is not flashy, but it does not collapse; a life of excess is flashy, but it eventually collapses.
48.
People who are obsessed with money are storing up anxiety in their hearts.
49.
Hurt people like dogs more than humans.
Because dogs are much better than humans.
50.
Everyone has an inner shadow they want to hide.
51.
It is not the event itself that causes anger.
It's because of human nature.
52.
All life is the sum total of our own decisions.
My life is a mirror that shows what I wanted.
53.
Don't bother taking revenge or bragging.
The world already gives everyone their due rewards and punishments.
54.
Personality never changes.
Trying to change people is futile.
55.
Everyone is a good person in good times.
True character is revealed in a crisis.
56.
It only takes one small action to break trust.
Human relationships ultimately end over trivial things.
57.
A person who has betrayed once will inevitably betray again in the same way.
58.
People find other people's misfortune sweeter than their own happiness.
59.
The process of facing myself is a repetition of endless disappointment.
But life is ultimately a process of getting to know yourself.

Chapter 4.
Knowing yourself is true wisdom.

60.
A truly bad person is one who thinks only of himself.
61.
Luck is not a matter of intelligence.
Rather, the smarter you are, the more unhappy your soul is.
62.
Once humans decide to seek revenge, they become more persistent than animals.
63.
If you think too much, you will end up hesitating.
Instinct knows the answer.
64.
True happiness is being content with what you already have.
The more you empty your mind, the richer your life becomes.
65.
Why do people fear the world's condemnation? Pursuing fame ultimately leads to losing yourself.
66.
The only way to not regret life is to not lose self-control.
67.
There is no lesson learned without mistakes.
68.
The way to find someone who will never change is simple.
Just look at the consistency of his choices.
69.
A friend to everyone is ultimately a friend to no one.
70.
There is no rule that applies to everyone because everyone is different.
71.
Depression attracts people and discomfort repels people.
72.
Before the wind of chance, humans are nothing but chaff.
What matters is not what happened, but my decision.
73.
There are no good people, only oppressed people.
Where there is power and opportunity, evildoers emerge.
74.
If you hurt someone's pride, all relationships will end.
If you want to save your relationship, you have to protect each other's self-esteem.
75.
A knife that stabs others will eventually come back to you.
76.
The real causes of human unhappiness are boredom and loneliness.
77.
Life is already painful enough, so why deceive yourself?

Philosophy is born from worry.
Philosophy is about mulling over issues that most people would just pass over.
At the center of philosophy is always a person.
That is why the philosophy that was born a long time ago is still valid today.
Because even if countries, cultures, environments, and eras are different, the essence of people is similar.
This book consists of a total of 77 condensed essays.
Each essay begins with Schopenhauer's original text and continues with the concerns of humans living today.
It addresses essential issues of human existence, such as happiness and pain, human relationships and betrayal, freedom and will, boredom and loneliness, in a resolute style.
So that the reader can immediately face the ‘core of life’ the moment he or she reads.

We live in an age overflowing with information and comfort, yet we are left shaken and unable to answer life's fundamental questions.
“Why am I in pain?”
“What is happiness?”
“Why does trust between people collapse?”

These questions cannot be answered by self-help books or psychology alone.
Because we need a fundamental perspective on life.
Among the many philosophers, the life wisdom of Schopenhauer, who was thoroughly cool-headed and honest, will give you the strength to face life's problems.
Perhaps the prejudice that philosophy is difficult will be broken.
Now is the time to find true freedom and peace.