Here's a story about marriage: A woman has been divorced twice, each time due to severe domestic violence she could not endure. After her second divorce, she believed that men were all bad. However, at this moment, a gentle and sincere man appeared, earnestly pursuing her. She was touched, and so they got married. Her friends were happy for her, thinking she could finally live a good life.

Unexpectedly, in the second week of marriage, she was hurt again. Her friends rushed to her house, questioning her husband and asking why he didn't cherish her properly. However, one of her psychologist friends, after careful questioning, revealed the truth of the matter.

It turned out that the two argued over a trivial matter, and the argument grew more intense. The woman began to hysterically shout, "Are you trying to hit me? Hit me! If you don't hit me, you're not a man!" Her husband initially responded calmly, "We were just arguing today. I never act like this normally. How could I hit you?" However, the woman kept provoking him, and eventually, her husband's emotions got the better of him. His mind went blank, and he swung a fist.

This incident reflects that, subconsciously, this woman might be repeatedly "calling for tragedy." Although she outwardly seeks happiness, her subconscious is testing her belief: that men will ultimately be violent. This subconscious pattern causes her words and actions to provoke her husband's aggression. After being hit, she feels pain, but her subconscious may derive a narcissistic satisfaction—her belief is validated again: "Men are untrustworthy."

This reminds us that the pursuit of happiness is not always instinctive. Often, what people truly want deep inside is to validate their judgments about the world. Negative subconscious beliefs can guide fate in various ways, causing individuals to continually "perform tragedies."

The same logic applies to investment and life. The world is inherently complex and chaotic. The stock market is a typical example: if you subconsciously believe the market has value, it will show value; if you think it’s just gambling, it will devour you like a casino. Most people subconsciously do not believe they can make money, so their behaviors tend to lead to losses. Even if they occasionally profit, it often feels illusory and unreal.

Our world appears material and rational, but the true factors that determine destiny often lie within. Human behavior and life paths are deeply driven by the subconscious. The subconscious creates invisible barriers that limit free will. People could achieve everything they desire, but they are often bound by their own minds.

As I read in a poem during middle school: "Birds own the entire sky, yet they still linger within a small range." Birds are driven by genes, but humans can become aware of their subconscious, recognize those inexplicable psychological patterns, and gradually transcend them, rewriting their own destiny.