Chapter 21 don't lift the curtain
don't lift the curtain
Don't lift the curtain: oh, people don't care
It's called life, though it doesn't paint the truth;
It's just a random smear of color
Things that imitate our will—and wish
And fear, twin fate, hides behind,
Illusions are constantly woven into the deep cave.
Someone once, I know, uncovered it—
He wants to find what to pin his love,
But can't find it.And there is nothing in the world
The real image can move his heart slightly.
So he wandered among indifferent crowds,
Be a light in the shadows, a speck of light
Falling on a gloomy landscape, also a spirit
Pursue the truth, but sigh like a "preacher".
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Translated by Cha Liangzheng