After the bitter comes the sweet — sweetness is on its way.
What leaves the deepest impression about coptis is its bitterness.
Life has moments like that, too — things that taste unpleasant at the time, yet gradually teach us where our boundaries are.
There was a girl who used to be very afraid of saying no.
Gatherings she did not want to attend, she agreed to anyway; arrangements she disliked, she always said yes to.
Until one day, she finally gathered her courage and said, 'This time, I'd like to keep the time for myself.'
She had worried the other person would be upset, but they simply said, 'Sure, let's meet next time.'
She suddenly realized that many things are not nearly as serious as we imagine.
Coptis reminds us that an occasional bitter taste in life does not mean the future will always be so.
Leave the bitterness in yesterday, save the sweetness for tomorrow — good things, one after another.
This series draws on the culture of Chinese medicinal herbs, plant culture, natural imagery, and wordplay as creative inspiration for quiet companionship and self-reflection. It does not constitute Traditional Chinese Medicine diagnosis, medication advice, or guidance for the treatment of disease.
