Chapter 42 True Self, True Heart Difficult

"To practice the Dao is by no means an easy or joyful matter. Tell me," he asked, "where is the joy in Seeking Dao?"

Su Junyu's question weighed like a colossal rock upon everyone's hearts.

Where indeed is the joy in Seeking Dao?

In pursuing it, one might forsake everything one once believed in, face utter ruin, or endure a lifetime of gloom.

What joy is there in such arduous practice?

This time, the answer came from Wang Qi, who had been lost in thought earlier.

"Whenever one comprehends a profound Dao, the feeling of 'I have realized it' is perhaps the joy in Seeking Dao."

Su Junyu looked somewhat surprised, then smiled, "I didn't expect you, Wang Qi, to be able to articulate such an insight."