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Relationship expert Huang Yueh-sui reappears, emphasizes self-awareness and acceptance of life's stages

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

Translated from Chinese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Taiwanese relationship expert Huang Yueh-sui has reappeared in the media after a period of absence, responding to friends' requests for political commentary.
  • Huang emphasized self-awareness and the natural progression of generations, stating the world does not stop for any individual.
  • She shared a story of comforting an elderly friend's father with a positive couplet, highlighting the importance of love, patience, and the will to live.

Relationship expert Huang Yueh-sui, who has been largely absent from the media spotlight, has resurfaced to address requests from friends for her views on current political matters. Huang, however, chose to emphasize a broader perspective on life and societal change. She reiterated the natural order of generations, stating, "Generations come and go, and people must have self-awareness. Never force yourself to hang on, occupying a position without contributing." She added that the world continues to move forward regardless of prominent figures, and her own voice is insignificant.

Generations come and go, and people must have self-awareness. Never force yourself to hang on, occupying a position without contributing.

— Huang Yueh-suiHuang Yueh-sui's reflection on life and societal change.

Shifting her focus, Huang recounted a conversation with a friend from southern Taiwan whose 88-year-old father suffers from Alzheimer's disease and has experienced multiple falls, requiring frequent intensive care. The burden of care had become a significant strain on the family. The friend had hoped Huang could offer some lighthearted comfort to his father.

The world continues to move forward regardless of prominent figures, and my own voice is insignificant.

— Huang Yueh-suiHuang Yueh-sui's statement on her own perceived influence.

In response, Huang offered a couplet. The left side read, "A hundred ailments arise," and the right, "Groaning without illness." For the horizontal inscription, she provided two options: a positive one, "The gods bestow blessings, self-empowerment, the future still awaits, a journey not in vain," and a negative one, "Boredom, waiting to die, better off dead, less than an ant, deserving of damnation."

The gods bestow blessings, self-empowerment, the future still awaits, a journey not in vain.

— Huang Yueh-suiThe positive option Huang Yueh-sui offered for an inscription to comfort an elderly friend's father.

The friend's father chose the positive inscription, "The gods bestow blessings." Huang noted this choice demonstrated a strong will to live. She advised the family to offer more love, patience, and understanding, concluding, "No one can escape birth, aging, sickness, and death; it might as well serve as a lesson for the future."

No one can escape birth, aging, sickness, and death; it might as well serve as a lesson for the future.

— Huang Yueh-suiHuang Yueh-sui's concluding advice to a family caring for an elderly father.
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Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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