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“Daoist priest.”
“Hmm?”
“I've read it a hundred times, yet I still don't understand its meaning.”
“Really?”
“Really! I was afraid of miscounting, so I read it over a hundred times!”
“I see.”
“Why do I still not understand its meaning?”
“It’s my mistake.” The Daoist thought for a moment before recalling, “I forgot to tell you that in ancient sayings, numbers like ‘hundred’ and ‘thousand’ are generally used metaphorically.”
“Metaphorically!”
“It doesn’t mean its literal meaning; one hundred doesn’t actually mean one hundred, and one thousand doesn’t mean one thousand either.”
“Then what does it mean?”
“It refers to a large quantity.”
“A large quantity!”
“Reading a hundred times means you should read it many times, not literally a hundred times.” The Daoist patiently explained, “Sometimes it could be a hundred times, sometimes more than a hundred, or even ten thousand times.”
“...!”
“However, you don't need to worry. First, this matter is like cultivation; it cannot be rushed. If you want to finish in a day, no matter how many times you read, it may not work. It should follow the natural flow.” As the Daoist spoke, he reached out to pat the little girl’s head, feeling warm in his heart.
“Secondly, poetry doesn’t always have to have a clear...
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