When checking references for a job applicant， employers may be reluctant or prohibited from saying anything negative， so leave or send a message that says， “Get back to me if you highly recommend this applicant as super great.” If they don’t reply take that as a negative.

Look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see, and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious.

译文 ：防御欲念好比牵挽逆水而行之船，刚一歇息，船就要向下游漂流；努力向善好比攀爬没有树枝的大树，刚一歇脚，身体就要下滑。因此，君子的内心无时无刻不是处在警惕之中