Sir, What's So Bad About a World of Illusions?

(Suffering is not just one person's burden, but the burden of a whole group. An ensemble cast.)

“You stand too high up. You can't see the suffering of the people, or their grief!”

“No, you stand too low. You can't see the strength of those suffering people, striving to live and climb their way up!”

“No, neither of you is right. I'm the one standing too much in the middle, torn both ways and unable to change a thing!”

“No! What's wrong with a world of illusions?”

“It's precisely because life is limited that people fear death and are tormented, giving rise to sorrow and mistakes.”

“So, to prevent any new sorrow or mistakes, all we need to do is let time stand still in a state of happiness.”

“This is eternal life, never to be extinguished.”

“Even if sorrow and mistakes occur, all we need to do is overcome them, surpass them, and leave a better future for the next generation. That's the eternal life that will never be extinguished.”

“The stronger the light, the darker the shadow. From that perspective, you and I really are one.”

“Time, stop! Let all life find peace in eternal silence.”

“Life is beautiful because it's brief? That's nothing but a weakling's consolation.”