Treasure the Precious with Clarity and Awareness

Xuefeng

May 28, 2025 Once we fail to cherish what is precious and easily gained, it will quietly slip away. On the journey of life, each person is bound to encounter one or several genuine friends. But if we fail to value such friendship, those friends will one day drift away. Countless divorced men and women were once passionately in love. Sadly, one or both failed to cherish that love. In the end, they parted ways, carrying their sorrow to distant corners of the world. Favorable weather, peace and stability, the freedom to live and work with ease—these are blessings that must be treasured. Yet tragically, due to arrogance, greed, and ignorance, people often lose the happiness already in their hands. Venezuela and Zimbabwe are such examples, as are Argentina and South Africa. Even America now seems to be walking a similar path. Once freedom and happiness are lost, regaining them may require many times the effort—and even with such effort, one may never again return to those joyful days. What is most precious in life? The answer: Aside from the Greatest Creator, the sun, the earth, air, water, and other natural blessings, the most precious thing in life is people who are trustworthy and close to your heart. How tragic and bitter it would be to go through life without even a single person you can trust and feel close to. Ask yourself: How many such people do you have? Generally speaking, each of us should have four or five people we can trust and feel close to—typically our parents and children. If you have more than four or five such people, you are already living a blessed life. If you have forty or fifty, you are nearly living in paradise. What kind of people are worthy of trust and closeness? Without question, trust is built on integrity. One who keeps their word is trustworthy. If a person lies even once or breaks a promise, it becomes difficult to ever trust them again. Closeness arises from selfless giving, broad-mindedness, and being easy to get along with. If someone is selfish, always seeking advantage, constantly complaining, blaming, or criticizing others, they are difficult to be around. We not only fail to feel close to them—we instinctively distance ourselves. So count: How many people do you have in your life who are truly trustworthy and close to your heart? And reflect: How do you treasure and care for those precious people? There is a clear sign that one is qualified to live in paradise: in their earthly journey, they must have at least 64 people they can trust and feel close to.