苦尽甘来 — "when the bitterness is exhausted, the sweetness comes" — is the Chinese principle of sequencing: difficulty is not permanent. It has a natural end, after which something different follows. This is not naive optimism — it is the observation that nothing remains the same.

The bitterness exhausts itself. That is not a hope. It is a pattern. The sweetness comes after.

The bitterness will exhaust itself. Hold on. Sweetness comes after.

This wallpaper isn't magic. It's a small visual anchor — a reminder of the mindset you want to carry with you today. Think of it as a personal symbol rather than a supernatural guarantee.