SuaveG – The Gentle Path

Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

grief

  • The Analects – Chapter 19.17

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    Zengzi relays Confucius’ view: people rarely pour out their full genuine emotions, except when mourning parents. This innate heartfelt grief rooted in blood ties forms the natural foundation of Confucian filial piety and authentic ritual sentiment.

  • Seven-Syllable Poem – Mourning Comrade Luo Ronghuan [Mao’s Poems]

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    –Mao Zedong – December 1963 I still recall those years, swift as wind o’er grass we flew,In Red Army ranks, though often parted, our bond grew.The Long March was not the hardest trial we knew;The fight for Jinzhou proved the greater test to subdue.

  • The Repentant Tiger

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    Once upon a time in Zhaocheng County there was an old lady in her seventies who had only one son. One day, her son went into the mountains and was eaten by a tiger. The old lady was so grieved that she nearly committed suicide.