Bonsai of Thoughts (Translated)

The Bonsai of Thought: Two Hundred and Three

1. Nobody loves a good person,
they only use them when needed.

2. Most love relationships are like this:
the boy remains a boy, while
the girl becomes a lover.

3. When the whole university was making fun of me,
those one or two who treated me well—
I remember them
even today.
Those who troll have twisted minds.
Such people are not worth remembering.

4. I understand now,
she acted so wildly because she loved me.
I understand now,
I act so wildly because I love her.
What I've gained in life
...is just this understanding.

5. You said you wanted to accept me just as I am.
Since then I've been trying to make myself exactly as you want to accept me.

6. I know, time heals all wounds.
But when time itself is sick?

7. I'm ready to be wounded again,
if you return.

8. Being alive is a wonderful thing,
if you can accept the curse of mortality.

9. Who has ever changed themselves
without stepping outside their comfort zone?

10. : Why is life so difficult?
: Did anyone ever tell you life was easy?

11. Those who are clueless—
even without words, they sense love through sheer force,
yet can't understand irritation unless it's spelled out!
Common sense matters more than love.

12. So is unemployment the breeding ground of love?

13. People
tolerate their children's misbehavior far more
than they tolerate their parents'.

14. When you give something to someone who thinks,
"This is nothing special, I deserve this anyway"—
you don't feel like giving anything to such ungrateful people.

15. : You know how much everyone respects me?
: Yes, I know. I also know they respect you out of fear, irritation, to avoid trouble.

16. The deeper one drowns in their beloved,
the more carefully they burn by that person's hand.

17. What hurts you to hear
may not necessarily be wrong.

18. : The world has somehow changed!
: You yourself have somehow changed!

19. No, you don't understand me.
You only understand how little I understand you.

20. To have someone,
you must let go of someone else.
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