Chapter 58 - 42: Knight Spirit! (Second Release)
"No matter what, your ’heart’ is the most important, it’s the ’truth’." Pausing for a moment, the Priest continued, "This has nothing to do with faith. Even if you don’t believe in anything, you’ll encounter similar issues. My child, do you mind if I call you that, Baron Gray?"
"I don’t mind." Gray shook his head.
"Alright then, I’ll continue. My child. It’s very easy to know from someone’s words what is black and what is white, that’s too simple. However, this world is gray. Sometimes we can’t even judge which is more ’gray’. It’s a matter of ’degree’."
"Yes, that’s exactly what I want to know!" Gray was excited.
"Very well, let’s continue." The Priest shrugged and went on, "’Degree’, at first, I thought it was a very complicated issue, so complex that I couldn’t understand it. I used to be as confused as you. But later, I found it was actually the simplest. Because you just need to follow yourself."
"Follow myself?"
"Yes, follow your own heart, follow your heart. That’s why I just said, ’truth’, your heart. This world is gray, misty. Maybe many people can tell us what to do, but in the end, we need to see with our own eyes and judge with our own hearts. Why do we need ’spirit’, need ’faith’, because the world is dark, and without ’spirit’, without ’faith’, we can easily get lost. So we need them."
"I see..."
"However, they are not perfect. After all, the world is complicated too. Like you said, you don’t know if your actions to help others truly helped them. I don’t know if my persuasion helps others either. In fact, my situation is worse than yours. You know, when children ask me about ’miracles’, I actually feel guilty."
"’Miracles’?"
"It’s sacred arts." The Priest gestured, "’At some moment when you need to fight against darkness, the Holy Spirit will grant you His power.’ That’s what the book says, but I’ve never seen it. Do you understand what I mean? As a Priest, I’ve never seen it, yet I must confidently preach to others about it. Preaching something that even I doubt. It couldn’t be worse. But, my child..."