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A doctor with a PhD once said something that completely changed the way I see life: “Poor people around the world live on carbohydrates. Rich people live on protein. It's like the difference between cattle and sheep eating grass, and tigers and wolves eating meat.” 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢 Last month, I accompanied my cousin to see an endocrinologist in the provincial capital. It was this very doctor. I heard him say those words to a room full of patients. At first, everyone burst out laughing. But after the laughter faded, people lowered their heads and started thinking. Nobody said another word. There was something unsettling about what he'd said. A lot of people think this statement is simply looking down on the poor, suggesting that rich people can afford meat while poor people can't. But that's not the point. The real issue, according to him, isn't money. It's choices. Think about the numbers. In China, a pound of frozen chicken breast can cost just 9 yuan. A 200-gram portion costs less than 4 yuan. Cook it in a pan, and you've got a filling meal for less than the price of a 12-yuan bowl of rice topped with shredded pork. Even two eggs a day might cost only 3 yuan. So is protein really something poor people can't afford? Not necessarily. My cousin is 42 years old. He spent 18 years driving heavy trucks. Last month, he suffered a stroke. Doctors managed to save his life, but his left arm and leg were left impaired. He'll never be able to drive a truck again. His diet throughout his working life was almost entirely built around carbohydrates. In the morning, rushing to work, he'd grab two steamed buns and a bowl of soy milk from a roadside stall. At lunchtime, he'd eat a huge bowl of noodles at a highway rest stop, finishing every strand while giving the only two slices of beef to his fellow driver. At night, after finally getting home, he'd have two large bowls of rice porridge with pickled vegetables. He always said that physical labor made him hungry, and carbohydrates were cheap and filling. A meal cost less than 10 yuan. He couldn't bring himself to spend even one extra yuan on an egg. He saved everything he could to help his son buy an apartment in their county town. And what happened? One hospitalization cost 480,000 yuan. Most of his savings disappeared. His health was permanently damaged, and he'll need someone to help care for him for the rest of his life. Of course, no single dietary habit can explain why someone suffers a stroke. But his experience forced me to think about the way we make choices. And that's where the deeper lesson begins. Carbohydrates fill your stomach. Protein helps your body build and maintain itself. Quick money gets you through today. Long-term investment prepares you for tomorrow. The same principle applies to making a living. Someone who spends every day waiting at a labor market for temporary jobs, earning daily wages and spending them immediately, is like someone relying on food that satisfies them for only a short while. They keep working, keep earning, and keep starting over. But someone willing to spend a year or two mastering a valuable skill, building relationships with clients, and creating something of their own is making a different choice. At first, the rewards might be small. But over time, their abilities grow, their opportunities expand, and they become less dependent on the next day's paycheck. A couple of years ago, I met a young man working in home renovation. He started as an ordinary construction laborer, earning 300 yuan a day. It was enough to get by. But instead of going out drinking after work, he spent his evenings learning how to read architectural drawings from experienced workers. He also learned how to film short videos documenting renovation projects. During his first year, he barely made any extra money. Today, he takes on residential renovation projects independently.

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