Why is there eternal pain? Because there is no opportunity to correct it. But when the opportunity to correct it arises, why don't we choose to do so?
This is a contradiction that is difficult for people to reconcile.
Inability to correct can stem from a lack of courage, but sometimes from having too much courage.
Without courage, one naturally cannot correct it. But if one has too much courage, why can't it be corrected? It's because the pain is excruciating; those with the courage to face the truth struggle to cut through the poison at the bone.
Many rules applied to others can be profoundly righteous and magnanimous, but when applied to oneself, one realizes the reaction isn't much different.
Shen Yue stared at Pei Mingcui, "Your heart wants to save Li Xuanba, but it also tells you that you cannot save him."
"You truly understand?" Pei Mingcui asked coldly.
Shen Yue said solemnly, "Yes, I truly understand."
