Genesis Monologue · The Adornment of [One's Own] Time

"Its" "【existence】", "is not", "for", "pleasing" "the" "【'world'】". "Rather", "it is", "to", "【affirm】", "every", "other", "soul", "Who", "similarly", "dares", "to", "quietly" "【'bloom'】" "in", "their", "own" "【'timing'】".

"I", "had", "grown weary", "of", "midsummer's" "【'declarations'】". "That", "overly" "【'fervent'】" "color", "and", "overly" "【'clamorous'】" "【'cicada-song'】". "As if", "life", "if", "not", "in a" "posture" "of" "【'total bloom'】", "Shouting" "loudly" "to the" "【'world'】", "would be", "a" "【'betrayal'】".

"Thus", "I", "retreated", "【inward】". "In", "my", "【'heart's'】" "deepest place", "I sought", "a", "quiet" "【'tea room'】", "And", "settled", "myself", "down". "I", "began", "to learn", "to", "appreciate", "Those", "【'corners'】" "not" "【'favored'】" "by the" "【'sunlight'】"— "That", "【'moss'】" "in the wall's corner", "that", "【'light-spot'】" "slowly" "【'moving'】" "on the window lattice", "That", "【'leaf'】" "slowly" "【'unfurling'】" "in the tea". "In", "this", "total" "【'stillness'】", "a" "【'flower'】", "In", "my" "【'heart's'】" "tea room", "arrived", "unexpectedly".

"It", "lacked" "the" "【'rich scent'】" "of the" "【'rose'】", "nor", "the" "【'splendor'】" "of the" "【'peony'】". "It", "chose", "to", "in", "the season" "when", "all things", "begin", "to" "【'gather'】" "inward", "Peacefully" "【'bloom'】". "Its" "【'beauty'】", "was", "a", "【'warm gentleness'】" (Wenrun) "and" "【'composure'】" (Congrong), "That", "only", "comes", "after", "experiencing" "【'splendor'】". "Its" "【'integrity'】" (Fenggu), "was", "the" "daring", "to", "hold" "【'warmth'】" "amidst" "the" "【'chill'】"— "A kind", "of", "unflinching" "【'persistence'】".

"I", "then", "with", "this", "entirely" "【'quiet'】" "【'heart'】", "as" "【'ink'】"; "With", "that", "most" "【'gentle'】" "【'silk'】", "as" "【'sentence'】"; "With", "that", "【'bronze'】" "which" "had" "settled" "【'time'】", "as" "【'rhyme'】".

"I", "took", "that flower", "blooming" "in my" "【'heart'】", "And", "stroke by stroke", "【'Translated'】" "it", "out".

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Divine Artisan · The Zeitgeist Adornment

“Use ‘hands’ to reach ‘hearts’, and ‘objects’ to carry ‘poems’.”

"Contemplate the Riddle"