Shu means to sever ties and die. In her first life, she was an innocent, devoted girl who embraced others with the purest love and trust, only to end up as a human medicine vessel... In her second life, she was no longer so guileless. Her mind awakened, and she was unwilling to accept her fate, so she fought and schemed, only to end up making a wedding dress for someone else... In this life, she awakens fragments of memories from her previous two lives, but chooses not to listen, look, ask, or speak. Only then can she let go and forget. All desires stem from greed and anger; all circumstances from delusion and pride; all human hearts from suspicion and attachment. When attachment fades and one follows the Dharma to enlightenment, mountains and rivers come into view once more, beneath clear skies and bright air...
Who says every deep love must be fulfilled by staying together? Meeting him was already fulfillment. You have your blood feud and the storms of court politics; I have my vast lands and the joy of going wherever fate takes me. This was only ever about witnessing and fulfilling one another. How could there be betrayal or regret? ...Remembering is love, and forgetting is love too. In this way, the journey of cultivation reaches its completion. ..."
