The Blade of Parting Sorrow

A black blade ushers in an era of prosperity. A black blade puts an end to old hatred. Wounds are parting sorrow, and hatred is parting sorrow. A black blade can dispel the sorrow of parting, but in the end, human ties are severed by the ways of the world. Life and death, parting and loss: may there be a little less hatred in this world and a little more sorrowful affection, a little less discontent and a little more harmony, a little less suspicion and a little more understanding…