Ye Bai longs to be as steadfast and enduring as a green mountain, or to flow on without end like a river, or perhaps to be a towering tree that offers shade from the sun.
But he is only a mayfly, born at dawn and dead by dusk, a speck of dust lost in the vastness of the world.
Lies and illusions entwine the things he loves, and he cannot see them clearly.
Through the haze, his fate has long since slipped from his hands.
This life is long, long enough for endless summer nights beneath bright moons and glittering stars, long enough for winter snow to blanket the world while the fire glows warmly.
This life is too short, too short for him to take in all the mountains and rivers of the land, too short to finish studying the medical texts of ages past and present.
Theme: Amid life's ups and downs, strive to become your best self.
