How Much Quiet Joy Remains

A Buddhist saying goes: “Living in this world is like being in a forest of thorns. If the heart does not stir, a person will not act rashly; if they do not act, they will not be hurt. But if the heart is wounded, they act rashly, hurting their body and bones, and come to know every kind of suffering in this world.”

Before I met you, I was the Buddha, still as a mountain. When the heart does not stir, nothing in the world moves. After I met you, I became a wretched ghost struggling in hell. I have tasted every kind of suffering in this world, one by one. I am poisoned by you, and only you can cure me in this life. Even with a shattered heart and pain weighing on me, even if you do not love me, I will never regret it!

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