Let Go of This Life and the Next

She was a young woman who lived in the mountains, keeping to herself and taking no interest in worldly affairs. But love and family left her battered and broken. He carried four flames in his heart, burning with sorrow, joy, anger, and despair. Her master once said, “Saving someone is like saving yourself. So why has she lost everything of her own?” All she and he could hope for was that in their next lives, they would not be human. Then there would be no hope, and no disappointment.