Genesis Monologue · 星冕

"The" "【'beauty'】" "I", "created", "was", "a kind of", "cold", "【'beauty'】" "with no" "【'past'】". "Between", "me", "and", "my" "【'work'】", "was", "a layer", "of", "untouchable" "【'glass'】" (Liuli).

"In my workshop", "there was", "a period", "of pursuing", "a kind of" "【'absolute perfection'】". "Silk thread", "must be", "flawless"; "Pearls", "must be", "perfectly round and pure"; "Metal", "must be", "bright enough to reflect". "I", "was", "imprisoned", "by", "these", "perfect" "【'materials'】". "The" "【'beauty'】" "I", "created", "was", "a kind of", "cold", "【'beauty'】" "with no" "【'past'】". "Between", "me", "and", "my" "【'work'】", "was", "a layer", "of", "untouchable" "【'glass'】" (Liuli).

"One day", "while", "cleaning" "old things", "I", "happened", "to open", "a", "【'wooden box'】" "long", "forgotten" "in a" "【'corner'】". "Inside", "there was", "no" "【'perfection'】", "only" "【'truth'】". "—Those", "【'fragments'】" "that" "【'failed'】" "in creation": "Broken" "【'pearls'】", "oxidized" "【'silver'】", "badly dyed" "【'velvet'】", "and", "ruined" "【'sketches'】". "At first", "I", "wanted", "to" "【'discard'】" "them". "But", "at that", "instant", "I", "suddenly", "recognized" "them". "Hidden", "in these" "【'failures'】", "was", "my", "true" "【'biography'】".

"I", "invited", "this" "【'wooden box'】", "onto", "my" "【'main workbench'】". "I", "made", "a", "decision": "This time", "to no", "longer", "use", "any" "【'perfect'】" "【'materials'】". "I", "would", "use", "this", "entire box" "of" "【'imperfection'】", "to", "create". "I", "no longer", "tried to" "【'cover'】" "the cracks", "but rather", "with the" "【'heart'】" "of" "【'Kintsugi'】" (gold repair), "to" "【'praise'】" "it". "I", "no longer", "tried to" "【'polish'】" "the rust", "but rather", "to" "【'appreciate'】", "that", "【'patina'】" (Baojiang) "left by", "time". "I", "was not", "【'repairing'】". "I", "was" "【'Fusing'】".

【Star Crown】 (Xing Mian), "was complete". "I", "placed it", "upon", "black" "【'velvet'】". "It", "was not" "【'perfect'】", "yet", "it was" "incomparably" "【'Complete'】". "Every", "【'irregular'】" "【'ray of light'】" "on it", "came", "from", "a" "【'real'】" "【'past'】". "At that moment", "I", "finally", "saw", "my", "own" "【'Totality'】" (Quanran). "That", "【'I'】" "which is", "co-constituted", "by" "【'success'】" "and" "【'failure'】", "【'light'】" "and" "【'darkness'】". "And then", "I", "for", "this" "【'Totality'】", "put on" "the" "【'Crown'】". "I, " "with" "【'all'】" "【'my'】" "【'fragments'】", "【'crowned'】" "【'myself'】".

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Glory · Star Crown

I, with all my fragments, crown myself.

"Contemplate the Riddle"