How did Zhuge Liang advise you to stay true to your original aspirations?

To be clear in one's aspirations means to understand one's deepest pursuits; to aim at one's distant goals means to focus on long-term values and not be influenced by present environment, interpersonal relationships and interests In his "Admonition to His Son" , Zhuge Liang emphasized, "Without a calm and untroubled spirit, one cannot make one's ambitions clear; without a peaceful and composed disposition, one cannot achieve one's distant goals." How can he be so clear in his ambitions and visionary in his final goals? For it is very easy to lose oneself and miss our goals. Most people are living under the pressure of others’ judgements and are constantly shaped by their comments since birth. Being changed back and forth in this way, many people are actually living others’ life all the time. As a child, life is for one's parents; in one's teenage years, life is for one's teachers; when grow up, life is for one's colleagues; in marriage, life is for one's spouse and kids...Life is never for oneself! That is a natural result. When was the last time you listened to your inner heart? How long ago was that? If you miss the voice of your own heart, how can you possibly live for yourself? To be clear in one's aspirations means to understand one's deepest pursuits; to aim at one's distant goals means to focus on long-term values and not be influenced by present environment, interpersonal relationships and interests. Only in this way can we get away from those who want to control and tame us with their speech and evaluations, and embark on a different life path from others, achieving long-term spiritual and material pursuits.