Matters in this world often cannot withstand scrutiny; upon scrutiny, each one holds hidden grievances.
Birth, aging, illness, death, parting from loved ones, meeting with loathed ones, seeking but never obtaining, five burning aggregates... the eight sufferings of the red dust, cycles of reincarnation, no one is not wronged, all are tormented, all beings suffer.
However, human grief and joy do not connect, only feeling the noise of those involved.
To Manzhi, the world is like an endless sea of suffering with no way to turn back: Manzhi understands the wisdom of not entering the river of love, yet still steps in, tasting the bitter fruit on his own.
To Ning Fan, the world is like a grand stage, with the only truth hidden behind the fall of the curtain.
Reincarnation is too heavy, forgetting was originally liberation.
