Communicating with my son of studying abroad in email

Son: Can I buy headphones?delivered to school, HMV is going out of business and may not be available.

Me:

How about your learning lately ? you may get one if you have enough self-control to keep learning free from interruptions,If not, It is wise not to approach temptation. As one ancient proverb goes: excessive attention to plaything might sap the will.

Son: I think ,wearing headphones is for better experience while you listen to the music. I will not indulge in this.There are some subjects to be tested next week, I have made notes and that will be working.

Me: Top steel should be used on the blade, with your cleverness, nothing will stump you.such as,when you were a child.you quickly learned to ride bicycle,to play yo-yo, to use finger to let the book spin, to do Sudoku puzzles, to play the game of kids jumping on the train and play the trumpet…
As long as it is what you want (like)to do, you can always do it at top-notch,go for it,as long as you focus on your goal and put more effort,you will definitely get what you want .
（首发于2023年10月14日）

Practice 13
Play Your Given Roles Well
"Remember that you are an actor in a play determined by the author: if short, then short; if long, then long. If he wants you to act as a beggar, then act even that with excellence, just as a cripple, a ruler or a citizen. Because that is your objective: to act the role that is given to you well. To select the role is up to someone else." - Epictetus
真高啊[good]

不要在女生面前慷慨解囊，就像一个有钱的哥哥，哪怕你真的很有钱。要知道，一个看上你现有的钱的女人，总有一天会因为它而背叛你。
Don't give generously in front of girls, just like a rich brother, even if you are really rich. You know, a woman who likes the money you have will betray you one day because of it.