Chapter 46: A Piece of Memory (Second Part) (1/2)
”Remember little Jing. We are a human first before we are a god. And, the most important thing for a human is the heart,” she said to Snowy, and her gaze turned more profound.
”If your heart is firm enough, you can become anything. You can be a saint or a devil in a single thought, but you will always be you.”
”If your heart is persistent enough, you can achieve anything. A supreme talent, so what? A peerless prodigy, and then? If their heart is brittle and impatient, they'll still be trampled by the ruthlessness of the river of time.”
”If your heart is yearning enough, you can go anywhere. The size of the world is the same as the size of your heart. As long as the heart knows where it wants to go, nothing can stop it.”
”So what matters most is the heart,” She concluded. But, she didn't stop there and continue, ”But, it's also something you always have to be careful of. Nothing is more dangerous than wretchedness of the heart.” A deep sadness exuded from her tone.
Snowy digested the Goddess' words carefully since they rang true in her heart. Some of her previous hosts failed to ascend despite having her as ultimate assistance due to them succumbing to their desire or faltering from temptation caused them to lose their original heart.
The Dao was far too long, and the journey was hard and perilous. Most of the time, people knowingly or unknowingly gave up or strayed from the path before they had reached the end. So, how can we maintain our heart in our effort to reach the Dao?
While Snowy was in contemplation, Little Jing looked at the Goddess with sparkling eyes filled with curiosity. She tugged the Goddess sleeve beckoning her to continue her story.
”Aren't you very eager now?” The Goddess chuckled and continued, ”Do you want to know how to have a firm heart?”
Little Jing nodded hurriedly. Snowy—who was currently possessing Little Jing's body— was also eager to learn from the Goddess.
The goddess caressed her hair and spoke with a gentle voice, ”You're still too young. A firm heart needs a long time of accumulation and polishing. It may take you a hundred, a thousand, or even a million years to perfect it.”
”Happiness, love, sadness, hate, jealousy, and much more human emotion; all of them will serve as a grinding stone to strengthen your will and make your heart more firm. As the saying goes, ”Walking ten thousand miles of the world is better than reading ten thousand scrolls.” You need to experience them all by yourself.”
”And you must learn when it was fine to advance and when it was better to retreat; when you should show your stubbornness and when you need to let it go.”
”Don't be afraid to make a mistake. In opposite, you should worry if you hadn't made enough mistakes that you can't learn anything from them.”
”In your journey, you'll stumble, tripped up, and hurt. Whenever you felt like giving up, remember that every time you are standing back and start walking again after suffering a set back this experience will be the building blocks of your indomitable heart.”
Bah-boom. Bah-boom.
Snowy's heart was pounding hard inwardly when she heard the Goddess's words. 'It's similar to the requirement to complete my soul' Is it a coincidence? Snowy doubted it was the case. If Little Jing was really her, it must have planned by the Goddess. Was becoming a system necessary for her to forging her heart? Or is it because of different reasons? This was the question she urgently needs an answer for.
After finishing her explanation, the Goddess looked at Little Jing, or Snowy, with a reluctant gaze. Her presence and aura felt more vivid and real. If before she was like a projection, now she seems like the actual manifestation. Snowy baffled by the sudden change of the Goddess.
The Goddess stared directly into Little Jing's eyes as if she wasn't talking with Little Jing anymore but Snowy instead, ”This is the only thing I can do to help you. Listen and remember Little Jing, or maybe I should call you Snowy now? You're not a tool, you're a living being similar to me and everybody else. Don't let what happened to you for a million years define what you are. You deserve to be happy and live the life you wanted.”
”I think our time has come to the end, I hope we can meet again soon.” The Goddess bade her farewell to Snowy and smiled affectionately, ”Oh, and give my thanks to that little Phoenix. She is a good kid.”
From the start to the finished, Snowy could only watch the Goddess said her last bit. She had many questions for her but she couldn't even move her mouth. Now the Goddess has said her farewell. Snowy didn't know how or when they could meet again.
Crack. Crack.
Suddenly, Snowy's vision broke like a shattering mirror and disappeared inside her body leaving Snowy back in the darkness.
”....up!”