When will the struggles for fame and fortune ever end? Wrestling with early rises and late sleep, freedom forsaken.
Riding mules and donkeys, yet dreaming of noble steeds, holding a minor office while longing to be of high nobility.
Constant worry over food and clothing, toiling tirelessly; why fear King Yama might hasten one's demise.
Seeking wealth and positioning offspring and grandchildren, yet none willing to look back.
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But let's talk about Lu Qingfeng, who experienced a 'calamity' at Gold and Silver Mountain, only to have a macaque craftily fashion him into a bamboo cane and thrust him down into the world of mortals.
Beholding monkeys aping human dress, swaggering through provinces and cities.
In markets, mimicking human manners and speech,
Eating by day, sheltering by night.
Solemnly seeking the divine path of Buddhas, Immortals, and Saints; in search of the secrets to eternal youth.
Though just a macaque, his dedication and sincerity stood firm,
