Demon Lord 3

Chapter 1904 Transition Period

We all had dinner together. There were seven tables, and we could barely sit down properly. Suddenly, I felt unusually restless, like something was trying to burst out of my chest. It was probably because I had been thinking about something, and the restlessness was lingering. I tried hard to remember what I had been thinking about, and suddenly a voice filled my mind, telling me that the world had given me a new perspective. I opened my eyes and looked around, finally understanding what I had been thinking. Then I said to everyone, "I'd like to say a few words." Seeing my enthusiasm, everyone quieted down and looked at me intently. I cleared my throat and said, "I want to tell you something. It suddenly occurred to me that we are truly insignificant and negligible in the face of this world. But this shouldn't discourage us or make us feel like we've never experienced such a failure. Coming into this world is like making a transaction—a loan, of course. Perhaps no one wants to do this, but it's an inevitable part of life. If many people are kind to you when you're young..." "Then, as these people slowly leave, you'll feel incredibly sad, just like we're all saying goodbye one by one. The reason we feel sad when we say goodbye isn't because the world has harmed us; rather, it shows that the world has been good to us, at least these people had a good relationship with us. That's why we feel sad. Otherwise, we'd just feel indifferent and apathetic. Only those who have never been loved or treated well since childhood, and who haven't encountered friends or companions even as adults—in Taoism, this is called having shallow kinship—is sometimes not a bad thing. It proves that this person has no attachment to this world. Perhaps they came into this world just to undergo a tribulation. Since no one likes me, no one treats me well, then this kind of person will slowly leave this world alone, owing no one anything, and needing no repayment." After saying this, everyone silently pondered these words. Indeed, these people hadn't been urged or cared for by others; they had only relied on themselves to get to where they are today. These people should live for themselves, but are such people truly happy? Perhaps when someone leaves, crying their heart out, that's when it's something to ponder and something to be happy about. But if that person can't even fully experience the basics of joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness, it only means they've been forgotten by the world, abandoned by the world, or perhaps they just came to this world to check off a record without truly experiencing its wonders. Everything in the world operates on cause and effect, on balance. But if even these are gone, where does balance come from? What you borrow, you must repay. This world has countless ways of collecting debts. If you dare to owe any debt in this world, you'll have to repay it when you leave, or at some point. Sometimes it's through external changes, sometimes it's through your inner feelings. Joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness are simply your borrowing and repaying of money to this world. Everyone, think about this carefully. I won't dwell on it anymore, since I've already said it, and it's certainly more impactful than the previous conversation. Now, I only need to focus on one thing: avoid owing anything I can in the future. I used to love making friends, and because of that, I felt incredibly rich inside. But isn't that the feeling I get when I borrow money? Although I feel incredibly rich now, one day I will feel incredibly lost and miserable—that's when I have to pay it back. I'll feel completely empty. Looking back, why was I so successful before, and why am I so destitute now? But upon reflection, that success shouldn't have belonged to me in the first place. We come into this world naked, and we leave naked. Whether we come or go, life is naked. The good and the bad, the gains and the losses, are all experiences we must go through in this life. But none of these belong to us. Even if you have them now, you might have to take them off tomorrow. So cherish the present, don't look forward or backward. You can dream of a bright future, but you must live in the present. No, tomorrow can't come early, and yesterday can't be returned to. If today is just a transition period, then I hope that joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness can come slowly, allowing me to experience and enjoy them gradually.