Chapter 676: Comprehending is Also Giving Up

So any grand ambitions are, under the testimony of time, at most a line of text on a page, and Mrs. Thompson never entertained the thought of becoming renowned throughout history; all she ever wanted was a peaceful and stable life.

To put it simply, this is called having no grand ambitions, but in a more sophisticated way of phrasing, Mrs. Thompson does not want to become just a line in a book, but rather, a reader flipping through the pages.

Before the natural disaster struck, Mrs. Thompson merely wished for a hundred years of happiness without illness or disaster; and when the disaster first came, she merely hoped to end her days in peace. However, after she began practicing the Evergreen Technique of longevity provided by Dong Tianyu, Mrs. Thompson's wish naturally evolved into wanting to live a long, stable life.