Chapter 19: The Inevitable Fate of Trash Mobs (6)
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Dung Beetle watched the incoming waves amidst the currents of unconsciousness.
The waves, carrying a mix of emotions, hit his body with a splash and then receded.
Soaked thoroughly by the heavy, sad, and bitter waves, a single phrase emerged in his mind.
Cultivating the mind and sitting and forgetting.1
To distance oneself from what was heard through the ears, to forget what was heard with the heart, and to feel the world with an empty mind—This was the meaning of cultivating the mind.
To sit silently and abandon idle thoughts, to forget reality and oneself—This was the meaning of Sitting and Forgetting.
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The wave surged once again, and this time, it struck Dung Beetle’s body before receding.