shù​yù​jìng'ér​fēng​bù​zhǐ

the world changes regardless of one's will

Senses

树欲静而风不止/ 樹欲靜而風不止 shù​yù​jìng'ér​fēng​bù​zhǐ the world changes regardless of one's will

Literally "the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease"; used to describe how objective circumstances often go against one's wishes. It is frequently used alongside 子欲养而亲不待 zǐ​yù​yǎng'ér​qīn​bù​dài to lament that by the time children are ready to care for their parents, the parents have already passed away.

References

see 树欲静而风不止/樹欲靜而風不止 子欲养而亲不待/子欲養而親不待