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The problem with discarding idle dreams that inspire is that Sixiang is a Dreaming Moon muse. She is literally an idle dream that inspires.
I don't think anyone is particularly sure, but the myths that seem to have inspired Zeqing and Hanyi has the child weigh like a boulder when people attempt to carry them.
And putting in work to make those idle dreams true counts as discarding them to you?The problem with discarding idle dreams that inspire is that Sixiang is a Dreaming Moon muse. She is literally an idle dream that inspires.
How did the Argent Sect (because it has to be some spirit from the sect) convince Zeqing that that was the time to birth Hanyi?
Maybe Zeqing got convinced by the as of yet childless marriage of Moon-aspect and that weirdo Elder?
Ugh. Insight is something new. And not description of what we have already. We gain least from learning something we knew already.Yes, that's why we should slot it. It describe LQ in a way no other insight can and a domain is what a person is. And LQ definitily is an hard worker.
And I really, really disagree with it. And soooo against this choice if it's true. There are plenty of things I got "just because" (like, damn it, my parents love) that I really cherish. And there are enough of things that I worked hard to acquire but which are useless crap and/or that I'm not attached to. Yes, it's easier to get attached to something you worked for, but that's it - easier, nothing more.[] Face the world as it is. While idle dreams can inspire, only toil and sweat can create beauty.
A very interesting, and true insight. I don't think this is about 'hard work', or some related Naruto meme. I read it as meaning that you can only truly value something you have spent effort on. Which rings pretty true to me. Things you gain effortlessly, you don't need to think about you easily take for granted. You might miss them when they are suddenly taken away, but then it's too late. Something you have struggled, worked or fought for, though. Those things you hold much more dear, you know the value of such things.
The second part is 'idle dreams', which are... fine and can be important, as the Insight mentions. But they can't stand on their own. Not in the 'real world'. Actions need to be taken to forge reality. A writer can have a thousand ideas for a million beautiful and inspiring stories. But if she never puts pen to paper or hands to keyboard, none of these stories will ever be heard or influence the world and people around her.
To affect the world, action is needed and you can only value what you worked for. This is an insight I can agree with.
Ugh. Insight is something new. And not description of what we have already. We gain least from learning something we knew already.
And I really, really disagree with it. And soooo against this choice if it's true. There are plenty of things I got "just because" (like, damn it, my parents love) that I really cherish. And there are enough of things that I worked hard to acquire but which are useless crap and/or that I'm not attached to. Yes, it's easier to get attached to something you worked for, but that's it - easier, nothing more.
...Uh.
It's not saying "Ignore dreams", it's saying "Don't count on your dreams to just be handed to you, you need to make them happen yourself."
Ugh. Insight is something new. And not description of what we have already. We gain least from learning something we knew already.
Yes! Zhengui as a moving house!The house rocked under her feet, and she knew it to be Zhengui's stride, taking them on a slow route through the far flung boreal valleys deep in the Wall.
You aren't wrong here, and I did simplify. Effort is *not* the only measure of value, even if the Insight does imply that. But it's pretty hard to say something meaningful in one or two sentences that holds true universally, so I go with 'I can see that, yeah'. Basically, I am saying if you take the words as written for any possible Insight, it's possible to construct it into something that is untrue, a lie, or just plain silly. So I am not worried at all that an Insight isn't strictly *true*.And I really, really disagree with it. And soooo against this choice if it's true. There are plenty of things I got "just because" (like, damn it, my parents love) that I really cherish. And there are enough of things that I worked hard to acquire but which are useless crap and/or that I'm not attached to. Yes, it's easier to get attached to something you worked for, but that's it - easier, nothing more.
These insight's result from mixing the ideas of previous insights and the domain baseline, and creating from them a more cohesive whole.
[] Face the world as it is. While idle dreams can inspire, only toil and sweat can create beauty.
[] One person's desires cannot, alone make a home nor a family.
[] A harsh ending is sometimes necessary, for a beautiful lie is poor foundation for a new beginning.
Idk if I agree that this insight is strictly about work ethic. You're obviously right that Ling isn't lazy or workshy, but the focus of her efforts have been very narrow so far: she works hard on her cultivation so she'll become stronger, for... what reason exactly? Just because Cai expects her to and pays well? People itt talk about making a home and the various metaphysical extensions they attach to that idea, but what does that mean in practice?Face the world as it is. While idle dreams can inspire, only toil and sweat can create beauty.
I don't really feel that this is relevant to Ling Qi. She doesn't really dream idly, and it kinda feels like an attack on Sixiang's existence. Remember, we're working with the Dreaming Moon, and we've never had an issue with balancing dreams and hard work.
I wonder what Meizhen's trial will be, or lead to. The same for Lady Cai, or Sun Liling. Has the trial already occurred for Lady Cai (given Duchess Cai was here and had personal time with Cai) or is it yet to come?Advanced Insights, unlike regular ones do not arise from arts. Instead when undergoing a tribulation or trial, a chance may come to gain an advanced insight. These insight's result from mixing the ideas of previous insights and the domain baseline, and creating from them a more cohesive whole. Advanced insights do not take domain slots. Insights mixed this way are not used up, or otherwise lost.
Now... there may be some questions regarding whether what we are experiencing at the moment is also a Zeqing inspired dream. The dream that we could break out of her siren's call after all."...Ister, Big Sister!"
"C'mon Qi don't do this to me, wake up, wake up, this isn't your dreams," Sixiang begged her.
Ling Qi shook her head violently, and the blizzard resolved itself again before her eyes. She felt so tired and cold. "...Hanyi, Sixiang…?"
"I thought I saw mama and she looked scary, and then you stopped moving," Hanyi babbled, clutching her neck tightly.
"I dunno about Zeqing, but you just froze up, it was like there was a cage of ice keeping me out of your thoughts," Sixiang muttered fearfully. "Please get moving."
Ling Qi shivered, recalling the visions she had apparently experienced. Even as she did though she bounded forward, forcing herself through the wind and snow despite the fatigue dragging at her limbs. She had forgotten exactly what Zeqing was, not just a creature of brute force and snow storms, but a winter siren, who could bring those fell under her spell to death of their own will. She just had to hope that whatever Zeqing was doing to restrain herself to did not slip again.