No one likes being alone. We just don't want to make friends reluctantly. If we did that, we'd probably just be disappointed.

A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with – a man is what he makes of himself.

南怀瑾：诸法的本来面目就是空相，诸法的实相亦是空相，诸法未曾离开空相，故云是诸法空相……一切法的实相是空，是故一切法从本以来，不生不灭，不垢不净，不增不减。