The real is always mediated through the symbolic.
真实总是通过象征来中介。
"In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer."
People can be really smart or have skills that are directly applicable, but if they don't really believe in it, then they are not going to really work hard.
The only way to avoid being miserable is not to have enough leisure to wonder whether you are happy or not.