The counselor stood by the lotus pond and watched quietly as the young man, who was burdened by academic pressure and troubled by family estrangement, wandered alone. A pond full of lotus flowers in the breeze can only temporarily soothe the mood. The pain buried deep in the heart can only be reconciled by talking and sorting it out.
Purpose: To contrast the healing lotus pond with the inner suffering of the young man, to point out that the natural scenery can only provide short-term comfort, and the suppressed pain in the heart needs to be talked about and channeled in order to achieve self-reconciliation.