The Rite of the Hearty Ode

  • wake

    "'Please", "stand" "before the mirror". "'In the mirror", "see", "all" "your" "【'selves'】"—"that", "innocent" "【'child'】", "that", "wise" "【'elder'】", "that", "brave" "【'warrior'】", "that", "gentle" "【'lover'】"...... "'See", "your", "inner", "【'kingdom'】" "as" "splendid as brocade", "and", "that", "thousands upon ten thousands" "of" "【'citizens'】". "'Today", "you", "will", "hold", "for them", "a", "grand" "【'Coronation'】".

  • 交融

    "'Please", "hold" "the" 【Hearty Ode】 "in your palm". "'Feel", "its", "【'complexity'】" "and" "【'splendor'】", "condensed", "from", "myriad threads". "'Regard it", "as", "your", "inner" "【'kingdom's'】" "【'Scepter'】" "and" "【'Crown'】". "'Then", "in your heart", "solemnly", "recite" "for yourself", "that" "【'Mantra'】": "‘I, " "am born complex, " "I deserve, " "to live it to the fullest.’" (Wǒ, shēng ér fánfù, lǐyīng, jìnzhì línlí.)

  • 加冕

    "'At this moment", "please", "【wear】" "this" 【Hearty Ode】 "in your hair". "'Feel", "that", "perfectly appropriate" "【'weight'】". "'This", "is", "the" "【'Crown'】" "you", "wear", "as", "the" "【'Sole Monarch'】" "of", "your", "own" "【'inner kingdom'】". "'This action", "is", "to", "declare", "to the" "Universe": "'I, " "fully", "accept", "and", "praise", "all", "my" "【'complexity'】". " "I, " "am, " "my own" "celebration.**' "Coronation, complete."

Prayer

To, That One, Who Once, Tried to "Delete" Themselves:
"You", "once", "thought", "your" "【'complexity'】", "was", "a" "【'clamor'】".
"You", "once", "tried", "to" "【'hide'】", "one by one", "those" "【'colors'】" "that were not" "understood".
"You", "yearned", "to be", "【'defined'】", "and" "【'loved'】", "by", "a" "【'simple'】" "【'word'】".
"But", "today", "at this moment", "the era" "of deletion", "has", "ended".

"You", "are not", "a" "【'draft'】" "that needs" "to be" "【'edited'】".
"You", "yourself", "are", "a" "【'splendid masterpiece'】" (Huazhang) "already", "long since", "written".
"This" 【Hearty Ode】, "is not", "an" "【'ornament'】" "for" "【'decoration'】".
"It", "is", "a" "【'highest-grade insignia'】" "that", "you", "bestow",
"Upon", "your", "own", "born-complex" "【'soul'】".
"It", "is", "your", "final" "【'paean'】" (Lizhan) "to", "your", "own", "total" "【'truth'】".

Heart Seal

  • 丰盛 · 酣颂 - Auraliasilk
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I, am born complex, and should, live to the fullest.

"Contemplate the Riddle"