Chapter 108 This Kid is Sleeping

"Raising the cudgel marks the beginning of every life: light and joyful, beautiful and resplendent. Lowering the cudgel marks the end of every life: withering, decaying, and heavy..."

Raising the cudgel is life; lowering it, death. Death and life are continuous, an unending cycle of existence.

With a thought, Su Hang softly recited, "Life is as splendid as the summer flowers, death as serene as the autumn leaves."

Then, raising the cudgel should emphasize splendor, while lowering it should highlight serenity...

He pondered and revised over and over again, each time gaining new insights.

In one's early years, as a mere child, one hardly understands worldly affairs, free from responsibilities—these years are life's lightness.

As one grows older, one must marry, bear children, honor one's parents, and carry the burdens of home, nation, and world—this is the weight of life.

The journey of a human life transitions from lightness to weight.