Laozi rides a green ox and leisurely walks to the entrance of Hangu Pass. Yin Xi immediately steps forward: “Master, I’ve heard of your great reputation! Can you tell me about the principles of life?” Laozi squints and says: “The way that can be spoken of is not the eternal way; the name that can be named is not the eternal name.” Yin Xi looks confused: “Master, speak human language...” Laozi sighs: “Exactly — market conditions that can be clearly explained are not the real market; coins that can be named will eventually be renamed.” Yin Xi: “Then… how should I invest?” Laozi points to the green ox: “Look at it, it never chases hot trends, never goes all-in, when hungry it eats grass, when tired it sleeps, it doesn’t get excited during a bull market, nor panics during a bear market.” Yin Xi ponders: “So you’re telling me to learn from this ox, be steady and steady, hold long-term?” Laozi shakes his head: “No, I mean — if you’re like it, without even a phone, you won’t get chopped up by the ‘leek cutters’.”
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Laozi
Laozi rides a green ox and leisurely walks to the entrance of Hangu Pass.
Yin Xi immediately steps forward: “Master, I’ve heard of your great reputation! Can you tell me about the principles of life?”
Laozi squints and says: “The way that can be spoken of is not the eternal way; the name that can be named is not the eternal name.”
Yin Xi looks confused: “Master, speak human language...”
Laozi sighs: “Exactly — market conditions that can be clearly explained are not the real market; coins that can be named will eventually be renamed.”
Yin Xi: “Then… how should I invest?”
Laozi points to the green ox: “Look at it, it never chases hot trends, never goes all-in, when hungry it eats grass, when tired it sleeps, it doesn’t get excited during a bull market, nor panics during a bear market.”
Yin Xi ponders: “So you’re telling me to learn from this ox, be steady and steady, hold long-term?”
Laozi shakes his head: “No, I mean — if you’re like it, without even a phone, you won’t get chopped up by the ‘leek cutters’.”