Morality makes one feel secure, and this is very clear.
When you feel secure to a certain extent, happiness comes easily.
Diligence also brings a sense of security.
Ma Lin believed that combining the two would allow him to live a happy life.
As he read through Su Lanji's books, Su Lanji's understanding of society made one responsive and positive, thereby more motivated and more adept at resolving contradictions at home and at work.
Actually, for Ma Lin, Su Lanji was also a mystery, why could a person persist in asceticism with no interest in a life of affluence, what exactly went through his mind?
He could follow Su Lanji in asceticism for about two months, then he would find it too demanding and would come up with various excuses to do something else.
The mere matter of food was enough to tempt most people.
