Escaping the Vortex of Fame and Gain
By Jian Yi, China I was born into an ordinary family. We were not well-off. My father was an idler who didn’t have a proper job. He also gambled. The …
My Duty, or My Career?
By Chen Si, China Ever since I was little, I’d seen in papers and on TV female entrepreneurs and strong women from all walks of life achieve both fame…
How I Broke Free From the Temptations of Money, Fame, and Gain
By Su Yan, China When I was young, my family was poor and I was often bullied by those around me and looked down upon and given the cold shoulder by r…
Saying Goodbye to Bitter Years of Chasing Money, Fame, and Gain
By Xu Fei, China I was born into an ordinary rural family, and our living conditions at home were pretty average. My neighbor was a teacher, and his f…
I Don’t Regret Letting Go of My Secure Job
By Zheng Ze, China I come from a farming background, and my whole family depended on farming for a living. My husband and I spent every day with our f…
Reflections on the Rat Race
By Xiao En, China I was born in a remote and poor village, and because my family was poor, I was looked down upon by relatives from a young age. I res…
How to Break Free of the Bonds of Money
By Mengfan, China My parents passed away when I was still young. There were a lot of us siblings at home, we were very poor, and the neighbors all loo…
Pursuing Fame and Gain Has Truly Wrecked Me
By Zhongcheng, China When I was still young, my two cousins had already achieved success at a young age, and owned cars and houses. During every New Y…
Running an Honest Business Is No Longer Difficult
By An Xin, China In 2011, my husband and I were running a meat business in the market. We wanted to make money by running the business honestly. We co…
A School Principal’s Choice
By Zhang Qing, China I was born into an ordinary family, and both my parents were farmers. Because my family was poor, others discriminated and looked…
Can Pursuing Wealth Bring Happiness?
By An Ran, China When I was a child, my father worked in a government office in town, and my mom ran a tailor’s store. Our family’s financial situati…
My Battle Before Retirement
By Wen Xi, China I was born in the countryside, and when I was growing up, my family was very poor. I wore patched-up clothes when I went out, and th…
The Wisest Choice I Ever Made
By Jinyi, China I was born into an ordinary farming family, and my parents taught me from a young age that I had to study hard so that when I grew up,…
The Awakening of a Slave to Money
By Mei Hua, China When I was young, my family lived in a remote mountainous area. My parents made a living by farming, and life was quite tough. I hea…
Does Pursuing Fame and Gain Lead to a Happy Life?
By Liang Zhi, China In 1998, the company my wife and I worked at went bankrupt, and we both lost our jobs. At that time, our financial situation at ho…
How I Broke Free of the Shackles of Fame and Gain
By Su Mi, China In 2002, I was 18 years old and worked in a garment factory. Whenever I saw TV drama protagonists dressed beautifully and fashionably…
Breaking Free From the Mire of Wealth and Renown
By Shen Jie, China When I was young, my family was poor, and people often looked down on us. So I thought, “When I grow up, I must make a lot of money…
What Comes With Pursuing Fame and Gain?
By Su Wen, China When I was little, my family was often looked down upon because I didn’t have many siblings. At that time, my parents would often sa…
