The
old man also added,
"Young man, you already know that seaweed very well, you know. It is just
that you have forgotten about it. You would be able to recognize it by just looking
at it carefully. You shall not make any judgments upon it, though. All you have
to do is just observe."
"I'm not confident at all, but I'll just try and go to look for it,"the
youth said.
I dived
into the deep waters of the sea. The morning rays of the sun shimmered
brightly as their bundles of light curtained and shined through inside
the sea. The seaweeds wavered beautifully amidst the light.
"Are you the seaweed called 'Forgiving'? " I asked.
"Yes, I'm surely apt to think so, for that name fits perfectly for my beauty,
as you can tell."
"Can you please give me some of your leaves?"
"Oh, certainly. But don't be too rough with me, okay?"
I tore one leaf that shined in a green color as carefully as I could,
then rushed to the beach shore at full speed. However, although the
leaf was shining so beautifully underwater, it was hard to believe
how dull it became as soon as it was taken out of the water.The old
man was silent as he took the leaf from me at shore, and placed the
leaf into the burning fire. The black smoke intensified and the black
flames became bigger.
"This isn't it," the old man said.
The seashore shells laughed again.
"You'll be able to tell if only you can look with the eyes of the child
you were."
"The seaweed stands out wonderfully to the people who are able to look and
see, but once you lose love, your eyes are unable to see it anymore."
"Really, it's just growing right there nearby."
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