Mrs. Shaw looked at her son: "Phoebe, you have always listened to me since you were young. When have I ever harmed you? You are my precious son and my pride. Your achievements today are thanks to my support. You have been weak and passionate since you were young, always too emotionally invested in people or things. I have always taught you, a person in power must extinguish familial ties and desires, must not indulge in anything, and must stop after a taste to become great."
"Just like fine wine. If people know you like good wine, not only will they give you wine, but someone might also poison it. If you fancy beautiful women, such a woman might kill you in bed. The things you love will become your weakness, and once discovered, endless troubles will follow."
Philip Shaw nodded and responded, "I understand."
