The Supreme Realm

Recommended: my good friend’s acclaimed work, Bewitching the Heavens. We are all ordinary people

In this mortal world,

When have we ever seen

Someone change for the sake of the people?

Throughout the ages,

How many heroic men

Have displayed the spirit of unyielding resolve

to its fullest?

Whether they cultivate in spirit mountains and cave abodes,

quietly seeking enlightenment,

or hide among the court and common folk,

leaving a name for the ages,

they can survive adversity through sheer perseverance,

always

clinging to the green mountain, unshaken,

no matter how the winds blow from east, west, north, or south.

For thousands of years,

their upright and incorruptible character,

their noble integrity,

has set an example for others

and inspired admiration.

They are strong and vigorous,

striving ever upward,

graceful and refined,

and endlessly gentle.

They are peaceful and elegant,

balancing strength with softness,

bending and yielding when they must.

They have broad minds

and open, generous hearts.

Their unyielding spirit

has written a glorious and monumental page

in the history of Eastern civilization.