Heaven and Earth are not benevolent; the weak are prey to the strong. This is the unchanging law of the jungle.
Laozi saw through it. Confucius challenged it. The First Emperor of Qin and Xiang Yu staked their lives to break it. Generation after generation, torchbearers defied Heaven, wrenching benevolence, order, and conscience from eternal darkness. But torches go out, great men die, and darkness always returns.
And what about them?
Shi An, a farmer from Lu, couldn’t read and never left his county. He was robbed and went hungry, and watched his loved ones die by the blade.
But he never ate another person. He never harmed anyone. He never became a beast in troubled times.
He passed the words “live well” on to his son, his grandson, and generation after generation…
In the endless night, the strong hold the torches, while ordinary people guard the light.
If you’ve ever wondered, “What meaning can there be in the life of an ordinary person like me?”
This book is your answer.
Darkness is eternal, but even the faintest light never dies.
