Listen now juniors to me, the caffeinated scholar.
In every age, the strong act according to their capacity, and the weak endure according to their limits, thus spoke Thucydides is his scholarly text on the History of the Peloponnesian War. This is not cruelty however, it is the very nature of the Dao as it flows through the world.
Coffee pours downward, not upward; heat rises, not the cup itself. Those without strength call this injustice. Those with strength call it reality. Heaven does not pause to ask if the grounds are ready before the water boils.
If you are weak, curse not the strong, cultivate. If you are strong, mistake not your power for virtue, for today’s brewer may become tomorrow’s grounds. Until then, the strong will do what they can, and the weak will suffer what they must, just as bitter coffee must be endured before one learns how to brew it properly.
Many complain that the mountain is steep. The mountain does not attend these complaints. It continues being a mountain.
In every generation, people mistake preference for principle. They wish the path were shorter, the weather kinder, and success less occupied. Yet rivers carve stone not by argument but by persistence.
Observe the teacup. It receives only what is poured into it. If filled with bitterness, bitterness emerges. If filled with patience, patience is served. The cup does not conspire against its owner.
When fortune visits, do not assume she has signed a lease. When hardship arrives, do not assume it owns the property. Both are travelers carrying temporary luggage.
The foolish man sees a storm and curses the sky. The wise man sees a storm and checks the roof. Neither controls the clouds, but one remains dry.
Therefore, if you lack skill, practice. If you possess skill, remain teachable. The dull blade dreams of sharpness; the sharp blade fears rust. Both must meet the whetstone.
Such is the Way of the Kettle: water boils, steam rises, and excuses evaporate.
AagneyWest
The scene with the bird with two mouths was there before somewhere! I can’t remember which chapter!
confused-reader
Zhou Fan’s flashback. He had made such a bird for his love interest in his childhood. Layer her son made another such bird and gave it to him
Dao_of_Coffee
Listen now juniors to me, the caffeinated scholar.
In every age, the strong act according to their capacity, and the weak endure according to their limits, thus spoke Thucydides is his scholarly text on the History of the Peloponnesian War. This is not cruelty however, it is the very nature of the Dao as it flows through the world.
Coffee pours downward, not upward; heat rises, not the cup itself. Those without strength call this injustice. Those with strength call it reality. Heaven does not pause to ask if the grounds are ready before the water boils.
If you are weak, curse not the strong, cultivate. If you are strong, mistake not your power for virtue, for today’s brewer may become tomorrow’s grounds. Until then, the strong will do what they can, and the weak will suffer what they must, just as bitter coffee must be endured before one learns how to brew it properly.
lost-fish
you have truly enlightened this mind of mine may your words spread far and wide
Cone head
Listen well, apprentices of the great dao.
Many complain that the mountain is steep. The mountain does not attend these complaints. It continues being a mountain.
In every generation, people mistake preference for principle. They wish the path were shorter, the weather kinder, and success less occupied. Yet rivers carve stone not by argument but by persistence.
Observe the teacup. It receives only what is poured into it. If filled with bitterness, bitterness emerges. If filled with patience, patience is served. The cup does not conspire against its owner.
When fortune visits, do not assume she has signed a lease. When hardship arrives, do not assume it owns the property. Both are travelers carrying temporary luggage.
The foolish man sees a storm and curses the sky. The wise man sees a storm and checks the roof. Neither controls the clouds, but one remains dry.
Therefore, if you lack skill, practice. If you possess skill, remain teachable. The dull blade dreams of sharpness; the sharp blade fears rust. Both must meet the whetstone.
Such is the Way of the Kettle: water boils, steam rises, and excuses evaporate.
Ilovethissite
beautiful bird by the way
Dao_of_Coffee
But why does it have two mouths?
confused-reader
To drink coffee twice as fast
Ilovethissite
beautiful clay bird by the way
MULTIVERSE
why i was crying 😭
Kailay
And one of dao creator born here
Bind_17
Damm I didn’t knew our low profile mc had that in him
Berethian
He comes from our world, and knows full well that a world without cultivation isn’t free of injustice.
Nice
rip pheww..
VISTA 7
Oh damn