White Fox: When you pass the imperial examinations, fame, wealth, and honor bring glory to your ancestors. After the wedding night, yin and yang divide you, and the living and dead follow separate paths.
Green Lotus: Bathed in the serene chanting of Buddhist hymns, it quietly blossoms on the River of Forgetfulness. The almost motionless water is crystal clear.
Buddha says: All men in this world are fickle. Whether you have beauty enough to topple kingdoms, a mind brimming with learning, or a gentle and virtuous nature, it all comes to nothing when you meet the man destined for you. The more deeply you love, the more fickle the men you meet. Blame not men for hearts as thin as paper, but women for loving as deeply as the sea.
(I used to love the song White Fox. After reading the story of the white fox and the scholar, I was inspired to write this. Years later, while sorting through old things, I found it…)
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