China has to go along with world trends. That's democracy, liberty, individual freedom. China sooner or later has to go that way. It cannot go backward.
To foster inner awareness, introspection, and reasoning is more efficient than meditation and prayer.
From adversity we can learn the value of patience.
Nothing is permanent.
Our business is to be happy.
By developing a sense of respect for others and a concern for their welfare, we reduce our own selfishness, which is the source of all problems, and enhance our sense of kindness, which is a natural source of goodness.