You gave me a weight in life I could not bear, and I will repay you with my entire life.
If my heart were a lotus flower, with a single lit candle at its center, though it were but a sliver of light, I would still have it proudly bloom into brilliance.
Seasons in the human world are ever-changing; in spring, you leave behind many fallen blossoms and bid a graceful farewell. I never intended to sigh for autumn upon my return!
Just like that, as if talking to a guest, I sip my tea in silence.
But I do not believe that thought has ceased to boil; I do not believe that thought has not been spread across many layers of the road, willing to be ruthlessly crushed by passing carriages, only to bloom again from the ground in a new kind of wholeness.
Those destined to meet will eventually gather and walk the mortal world together, no matter the thousands of miles between them. Those not destined will feel like strangers, even when standing side by side, never to meet in fate.
Dynasties change and landscapes shift; the world and its rivers will all transform. In truth, we need not exhaust ourselves in pursuit of eternity. Live in the moment: do everything you wish to do, visit every city you are destined to know, see every heart-stirring landscape, and cherish every passerby you encounter. Even if you endure hardship and taste bitter suffering, there will be no regrets.
Forget the world we once had; forget you were there; mourn no more the loves that once were; let them fall like petals, and let those tearful emotions fade away.
Even now, my boat still drifts on the sea, its frail mast swaying in the storms. Even now, the sun lingers only behind my back, as layers of shadows remain around me.
No more words are needed; now everything is shared, so common, and individual emotions are so inconsequential. The hardship of our time is not individual but universal, filling an entire nation and an entire era! What we call life today will become history tomorrow. Objectively, the hardships we know so well are unfolding a great era. So, let us not fail to nod to one another now. And let our shared smiles, sweet and bitter, cross through history with strength and resilience.
