Never shout poverty, you'll understand why after reading this!

From a Taoist perspective, sighing out of worry, entanglement, or grief can very likely cause your vital energy to be expelled, leading to the leakage of true qi. If one's vital energy is already damaged, can they still have good career prospects, wealth, emotional marriage, or a healthy body? Therefore, friends should appreciate the beauty of life more and never randomly sigh, or it may lead to "one sigh of poverty for three years."

Additionally, from a practical standpoint, "sighing" creates a vicious cycle—because things are not going well, you sigh; because you sigh, you choose to give up; thus, you lose passion, fighting spirit, ambition, and achievement, which leads to neglect and fewer opportunities, making things even worse. So, "one sigh of poverty for three years" is very reasonable!

Wealthy people should have a wealthy mind, which will lead to a wealthy mouth. A person's mouth is the most damaging to their fortune—acting impulsively for temporary pleasure, but with endless repercussions. However, those with a mouth full of virtue often have prosperous descendants and a thriving family. In my hometown, there is an elderly person whose words are very virtuous; they have many children and grandchildren, all very wise. This is also due to ancestral virtue.

People should not shout poverty. Those who shout poverty are very poor in character. When someone shouts poverty, it means they are uncontent, or when doing good, they are reluctant to spend money and thus shout poverty. When they do this, heaven will give them the magnetic field of poverty, and they will become increasingly poor. To become wealthy, one must first be content; contentment is a sign of achievement. Be content with everything, and life will gradually become more prosperous; otherwise, it will become increasingly impoverished.

People should be content not only with material life and wealth but also with the people and things around them. In a family, mutual complaints and looking down on each other will gradually lead to decline. Spouses should be mutually content; the kind of person you meet is a reflection of your own karma and blessing. Without that blessing, it’s difficult to marry someone who is very wealthy and noble. People’s calculations are often less than heaven’s arrangements; heaven is fate and attraction, and humans cannot surpass the natural order.

The poor will have a poverty sign. Poverty is a lack of virtue, and being poor is a lack of wisdom. Without virtue, how can one be wealthy? Ordinary people often fight over trivial gains, arguing over worldly principles, but in doing so, they lose their own moral virtue and blessings, which are useless in the end. Therefore, everyone should "look inward" and examine their own evil causes; this is better.

The Tao Te Ching says that the Tao is often reversed. To achieve success, one must reverse their usual way of thinking. For example, everyone thinks that as long as they do good for themselves, they will become better and better. But in reality, those who focus only on themselves often do not receive blessings and become worse over time. Conversely, if one does not do good for themselves but instead considers others, heaven will not neglect them, and they will gradually improve. Ancient sages like Confucius' descendants have over seventy generations to this day. Fan Zhongyan was praised by later generations as the first after Confucius; he served as an official and was very rarely self-centered, always thinking of the people and the world. As a result, his descendants—more than 1.7 million—are prosperous.

The great Tao is selfless. When people only think of themselves, it often marks the beginning of disaster. Doing good and giving generously will not diminish; on the contrary, giving money and resources will lead to the prosperity of descendants. Heaven has never wronged anyone.

Therefore, regardless of your circumstances, I hope friends will appreciate the beauty of life and the future, and never randomly sigh or cry poverty. Otherwise, a single sigh of poverty can lead to three years of poverty; crying about poverty will truly make you poor!

If fate is unfair to you and you are truly very poor, then you should seriously think about how to change, rather than constantly mentioning poverty. Remember: a single thought can set things in motion!