#okay i know that Ouyang is the sufferer extraoridinaire but hear me out: he TRIED NOT TO | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

astrarche-x · 3 months ago

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thinking once again about how the thesis statement of Radiant Emperor is the buddhist principle that all suffering is caused by desire and uhhh. Zhu doesn't want to let go of her desire so she embraces the suffering, versus Ouyang who tries to get rid of the desire and minimize the suffering

#okay i know that Ouyang is the sufferer extraoridinaire but hear me out: he TRIED NOT TO #all his life he was running away from either revenge or - later - love #he tried to be as attachment-less as possible #he is agonizing over his fate precisely because he tried to get rid of the desires!! and failed #not dying on this hill tho bc at the end he DID embrace the suffering. his arc is all about learning to embrace it in a way #zhu yuanzhang #general ouyang #the radiant emperor

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