There are thousands of mortals, but I died just to meet you.
The Buddha said that looking back five million times in the past life is exchanged for one passing by in this life. So, I am willing to use the annihilation of the past life in exchange for meeting you in this life. In this way, I can tell you that no matter in the past life or this life, I only love you.
That night, I listened to Sanskrit singing all night, not for enlightenment, but just to find a trace of your breath;
That day, I closed my eyes in the fragrant mist of the Sutra Hall, and suddenly heard the mantra in your chant;
That month, I shook all the prayer wheels, not for salvation, but just to touch your fingertips;
That year, I kowtowed and prostrated on the mountain road, not to meet you, but just to be close to your warmth;
In that life, I walked around mountains, rivers, and pagodas, not to cultivate the next life, but just to meet you on the way.
-- --Cangyang Jiacuo
I picked up the strings and played the piano and sang softly. Behind the curtain, I smiled lightly. I know you must be able to hear it. It must be in some unknown distant place that I don't know, slowly humming along with the long and ethereal melody.