There is a football story that has been trending recently. To be honest, if you think it has nothing to do with investing, you can just skip it; after all, this is just a personal ramble.

In recent years, the super leagues across various regions have become especially popular, with Chongqing Yu Chao, Jiangsu Su Chao, and others all lively and bustling. Not long ago, the Xiang Chao concluded, and unexpectedly, Yongzhou took the championship. Yongzhou is a small fourth-tier city that many people have never heard of. I went there once on a business trip; honestly, it’s a very underdeveloped place.

What kind of team does Yongzhou have? College students, vocational school students, delivery riders— their ideal is a 500-yuan meal card and a pair of branded shoes. Their stadium, to put it bluntly, doesn’t even have stands; it’s just a dilapidated place. The coach is a primary school football teacher, and when there aren’t enough people, they have to step in themselves. Such a team that looks like “has nothing” managed to beat the defending champions from Changsha.

Watching that video, I was moved to tears. Isn’t this a real-life comeback story? Because of passion, they fight hard; once involved, they give their all, leaving no retreat. The most heartbreaking part is that Yongzhou’s tickets sold out, and the government even arranged seating on trees around the stadium, with the crowd sitting on bricks and on walls to watch the game. How crazy is that? That’s faith.

Aren’t we the same in the market? Falling down, getting up again; falling again, rising again—repeating this cycle, refusing to give up. Every time I watch the market, my mood is tumultuous—despair when losing, hope rekindled during rebounds. The story of Yongzhou’s team makes me think: why am I not only trading but also doing some training and guidance work? Many crypto friends are exploring in darkness, unable to see the way forward. I want to be that light, to point them in a direction, to let them see that resilience in human nature.

But honestly, everyone ultimately has to walk this path with their own legs, reaching their own destination. When you finally arrive and look back at those moments that made you cry, angry, or helpless, you’ll be able to tell those stories with a smile. At that time, you will also become that beam of light in someone else’s eyes.