[People cannot control their environment, but they can decide how to react to it. Even in the most extreme situations, people retain one last freedom—choosing their attitude in response to suffering.]
[Anger is a natural reaction to injustice, but if anger engulfs reason, one becomes an oppressor, no different than the perpetrator. Authenticity demands that we act with clear will, rather than being enslaved by emotions.]
[True resistance is not destruction, but creation. Even if the world is absurd and irrational, one can prove the dignity of humanity through small acts of kindness every day.]
[...]
Teacher Xiao Zhao furrowed her brow more and more, and finally angrily slammed the book shut.
"Isn't this all just toxic positivity? It feels like I'm PUA-ing myself. Is this really psychological consultation or even therapy?"
She slammed her forehead with her palm: "Sure enough... It's hard to accept!"
