Brysen Rodriguez’s Reviews > Stories to Caution the World: A Ming Dynasty Collection, Volume 2 > Status Update

I left in late fall, arrived in late spring;
Now, on my way home, it’s again late fall.
Looking west from the Hall of Bounty and Bliss,
I see eight thousand li from here to home.
Endless are the blue hills, white clouds, and green waters,
But few ever live beyond seventy.
Given the allotted spans of life,
How long can one ever aspire to live?

Modesty is the best human virtue;
The pursuit of knowledge knows no end.

"All call themselves friends and give you a smile,
But to find a true friend is all too hard" - Yu Boya Smashes His Zither
in Gratitude to an Appreciative Friend