"Many people died because of me."
Zheng Qing thought about the slender red sky pillar he had toppled, recalling the teacher's words just now—people die like extinguished lamps, and death means everything is lost. This made him feel increasingly sorrowful.
"How do you know you didn't save more people?"
The teacher seemed to disagree with his self-assessment and asked back, "I mentioned death is cruel, hoping you'll seriously reflect on your recent experiences without being overly anxious or doubting and denying yourself."
"In this world, evaluating a person or an event is extremely complex and difficult."
"Sometimes, you need to judge a person's goodness or righteousness and an event's success or failure based on results; yet, other times, you must base evaluations on the initial intention. Observing the world with a dialectical attitude is the most appropriate, safest, and relatively neutral standpoint."
"Gold is not pure, nor are people perfect. No one is infallible."
