Chapter 151: 242 chapters of spring's dream, again beginning from a single flower

242 chapters of spring's dream, again began from a single flower..

242 chapters, spring's dream, again began from a single flower.......

――Liu Guozong

Spring again brought green leaves and blooming flowers before my eyes. In the gentle spring breeze, all travelers wore smiles; although they were all weary, each person possessed a heart as beautiful as fresh flowers, feeling very happy. I am infatuated with spring like a bee and butterfly; under the sunshine, I hide myself among the flower clusters.

I dance in the sunshine, I sing among the flower clusters.

I want to let all the longing for spring in my life, at this moment, diffuse into the fragrance of flowers, offered to those who toil diligently under the sunshine.

Although the dream of youth, like flowing water, carried the fragrance of grass and soil, I do not know where it flows. But with the arrival of spring, everything that ended in the dream begins again in the dream.

"Old man, I idly talk of youthful madness......"

Am I really growing old? But the earth and flowing water remain full of vigor; spring still abounds with blossoms and green leaves.

My spring dream again began from a single fresh flower. "My spirit admonishes me, telling me not to measure time with my own words—'yesterday……', 'tomorrow will……'—Before the spirit admonishes me, I thought 'the past' was merely a fleeting time that never returns, and 'the future' was an age I could never possibly reach."

But now I understand: the present instant contains all of time, including everything that was interrupted, anticipated, achieved, and confirmed.

My Lord, I beseech you: "Do not let me sink and disappear in the listless abyss. Do not let my life be shattered by the emptiness of poverty."

Do not let――the irritating dust――surround me.

Do not let me wander many paths to gather many possessions.

Do not let me reluctantly submit to the yoke of the majority. Let me summon the courage to raise my head and become an upright person.

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