“Be Your Own King” poem by Lan Xin

Lan Xin (Lan Xin)

World Memory Heritage The Only Female Inheritor of Dongba Culture, International Renowned Writer & Poet. Internationally acclaimed bilingual writer, poet and translator, member of the Chinese Writers Association. The only female inheritor of UNESCO-listed Dongba Culture, International Disseminator of Dongba Culture and practitioner of Chinese culture’s global outreach. Winner of the Italian Francesco Giampietri International Literary Award, President of Lanxin Samei Academy and Dean of Yulong Wenbi Dongba Culture Academy.

Eva Lianou Petropoulou
Αποκλειστικη Eκπρόσωπος για την Ελλάδα για την προώθηση της πολιτιστικής κληρονομιάς – Dongba Culture Κίνα

Be Your Own King

Dear
You are not money
You can never be loved by all
Nor do you need to be

Rather than pleasing others
Be firmly yourself
Rather than living in others’ eyes
Live in your own world
Rather than pleasing others at your own cost
Be the one you truly like

Those who love you
Will love you naturally
Those who do not
What do they matter to you

It doesn’t matter if others look down on you
What matters is that you respect yourself
It doesn’t matter if others distrust you
What matters is you believe in yourself
It doesn’t matter if others doubt you
What matters is you stand unshakable
It doesn’t matter if others deny you
What matters is you strive for yourself

There is a kind of integrity
——To strive for yourself

How much you respect yourself
The world will respect you that much
How much you love yourself
The world will love you that much

Adjust your attitude toward yourself
And the world will change its attitude toward you
When you learn to treat yourself well
The world will respond
With the same kindness

When you love yourself
It matters not if others love you or not
For——
You have built your own kingdom
And become your own unique king