"The cold fire in the distant mountains is extinguished outside the forest. But in the middle of spring, when the grass and trees are spreading, the spring mountains can be seen."
——Wang Wei's "Book of Discourses with Pei Xiucai in the Mountains"
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Narcissus.
It's also a favorite old story.
Intention: He clearly knows that he is a madman. He's willing to be a lunatic.