Dragon Continent Calendar Year 1797, Winter
Humans are incredibly forgetful creatures, and this forgetfulness has similar effects on good matters and bad alike.
So if one wishes to maintain a habit, it can only be done through repeated practice to deepen memory.
Yet, human nature also contains the genes of laziness and indulgence, which leads to proverbs like "It takes three years to learn good habits, but only three days to learn bad ones."
This is because things that promise long-term benefits are usually painful, such as cultivation, frugality, and self-restraint.
The same applies to our thoughts; knowing the vastness of the universe doesn't change anything. If you can't find a solution, why not just live your small life happily?
Being accustomed is a skill that all animals possess, with the Human Race being particularly adept.
Hence, for many people in Xiling, the dean's second lesson was merely more fodder for conversation.
