To see others clearly is to see yourself more deeply.
Those obsessed with wealth and pleasure often lack vision. Those obsessed with pride are fragile beneath the surface. The overly cautious hesitate at every turn. The hot-tempered act before they think. The innocent trust too easily. The stubborn become tools of others. The timid endure silently. The proud stumble when least expected. The reckless speak without wisdom.
Yet human nature flows like water—never fixed. A weakness is not a cage. It is a quiet signal, pointing to where we need to grow.
To know others is intelligence. To know yourself is true wisdom. May we learn not only to see through people, but to look inward—with gentleness, and without judgment.