$BEAT Brothers, have you seriously thought about a question: Why are we working so hard to make money?

$PIPPIN is not about houses, cars, or those seemingly respectable things. Ultimately, the real answer can be summed up in four words—redeem time.

One of the cruelest aspects of this world is that from the moment you are born, the ending has already been written; the only difference is when it happens. Time moves forward second by second, never waiting for anyone. Every day you live is actually a trade of your life for money. Earning ten thousand a month seems fine, but behind it is over a hundred hours taken away by work each month. You cut yourself into pieces, exchanging them for wages, received monthly.

When you save up a million, on the surface it’s a number, but in reality, you have already sold over ten thousand hours of your life.

The true meaning of working hard for money is not about being respectable, but rather that one day you can buy back that time. It’s not about getting married to fulfill obligations, not about extending life through mortgage payments, and not about living as a “normal person” in the eyes of others. It’s about being able to stop whenever you want; when you feel consumed, exploited, or disgusted, you can just walk away.

Money cannot buy happiness, but it can allow you to refuse misfortune. When you are sick, you don’t have to wait in long lines; when you are humiliated, you don’t have to endure; if you want to disappear, you can; if you want to set off, you can. You are not being pushed through life; you choose your own path.

To be frank, our generation works hard to make money not to live longer, but to live like a real person within the limited time we have.

So the question is not “Should we work hard?” but rather, are you willing to trade your life for the qualification to say “no” to this world whenever you want.

If you still don’t know what to do, follow Hu Ge, as long as you take the initiative, I will always be here!!!