If the Buddha has been waiting for you for a thousand years, he is waiting for you to look back once in this life. The five thousand years of waiting before the Buddha were just for a chance encounter in this life... So how can I meet you and get to know you?
The Buddha said that all of this arises from the word "condition". Life is like a firework, I don't feel sad because of anything, it's all because I have no thoughts and no wishes. After seeing so many sad things in the world, I am glad that it has nothing to do with me, but can I really be like a bystander?
That year under the pear tree, you and I watched the fireworks in the sky, will it last forever? When the mortal world is gone, when all earthly matters are over, can you be free with me among the mountains and rivers? ——
The memories of smoke are destined to this life.