Chapter 126: 214 chapters, such a sentimental person, surely not after money

214 chapters, such a sentimental person, surely not after money...

214 chapters, such a sentimental person, surely not after money.....

――Liu Guozong Spring Diary Forty-six

At dusk, I walked silently and unnoticed along the vast seaside.

In the distance, the sunset on the hilltop slowly bade me farewell. The stars had not yet come out; the seaside waves bore my loneliness far, far away, then, like the stars, they quietly rose from the sea surface far, far away.

In the boundless, endless sea, I didn't know whether I was a star in the sky or a wave among countless waves on the sea surface. Later I again thought――

If I were a star in the sky, I would, like a star, silently shine for the world;

If I were a wave on the sea, I would happily sing for the world.

Am I a star or a wave? Thinking and thinking, I left the seaside, leaving my loneliness behind.

I reached out my hand to the quiet, beautiful moon, wanting to take a piece of beautiful moonlight to keep in the lonely night, to gently warm my lonely heart.

The stars were silent and soundless; the moon was silent and soundless. The willows by the shore reflected their image on the silent, soundless sea surface, only the waves were singing……

Although the moon was near me, the stars were near me, the waves were near me, the willows' reflection was near me, the world was near me, yet the crowd was far from me……

I walked slowly along the seaside, thinking about things related to the moon, the stars, and the waves and wind, and of course also thinking about things related to the world……

By the seaside I counted stars, counted trees, counted society, and also counted my own aspirations――

One tree, two trees, three trees,... countless trees formed a forest;

One star, two stars, three stars,... countless stars formed the sky;

One person, two persons, three persons,... countless persons formed society.

I am a tree, I want to blossom and bear fruit; I am a star, I want to silently shine for the world; I am a person, I want to do for society whatever I can that benefits the crowd……

By the seaside, the night‑flying bird said: "Such a sentimental person, surely not after money...."

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