A Mothers Cries [čå¾ é»ę (SÅ« XÅ« LĆhuÄ«) Backstory]
a place in China, where the Mountain of Crested Leaves and Slanted Stars rose high into the heavens, a desperate mother embarked on a journey. Her young daughter, only seven years of age, had fallen gravely ill. Despite seeking help from healers far and wide, the childās condition continued to worsen, casting a glass mirror of despair over their lives.
With her last hope pinned on divine intervention, the mother climbed to the mountainās peak Her small girl on her own back, enduring treacherous paths and biting winds. She first cleaned the old shrine then sat a basket down she pulled out a small stone Statue of the Bodhisattva and placed it on the old alter, she then placed incense, a dozen fresh pink camellias, a basket of Peaches and a handful of cherries, and water before she lit 6 candles and the incense, She bowed Three times as She knelt and Recited āNamo Guan Shi Yin Pusaā to the Bodhisattva Guanyin, the compassionate goddess known for her mercy and benevolence there. Her tears fell as she Silently chanted "Namo Great Compassionate, Great Merciful, Saviour from Suffering and Hardship, Guanyin Bodhisattva" the mournful woman "Please, Great Compassionate, Great Merciful, Saviour from Suffering and Hardship, Guanyin Bodhisattva, spare my little girl from such a sad and untimely death. Show us mercy, I plead to you"
Far away Guanyin was listening she heard everything After all, the Bodhisattva was touched by the motherās sincerity and boundless love and descended from the celestial realms. She knew that the child was afflicted with a terminal illness, one that no earthly medicine could cure. The only way to save the girl was to grant her the Peaches of Immortality, which bestowed eternal life upon those who consumed them.
Understanding the gravity of the situation, Guanyin plucked three immortal peaches from the heavenly garden. She crushed them entirelyāpits, leaves, and stemsāinto a potent broth. Though the peach pits contained cyanide, which would typically be fatal, the magical essence of the peaches held the power to transcend death itself.
Guanyin handed the sacred broth to the mother and instructed her, āThough the broth contains the deadly pits, fear not. The essence of the immortal peaches will save your child from deathās grasp.ā
With a heart heavywith hope and dread, administered the sacred broth to her dying child who lay just a bit away from herself. As the child sipped the concoction, she succumbed briefly to the deadly effects of the cyanide. Yet, as promised by Guanyin, the magical properties of the peaches worked their miracle.
As the first light of dawn broke over the horizon, painting the sky in hues of gold and pink, the girl stirred. The mother watched in breathless anticipation as her child's eyes fluttered open, bathed in the gentle glow of the rising sun. The bright light weaved through the morning mist, wrapping the girl in its warm embrace.
The girl sat up, her face reflecting how healthy she felt, her illness vanished just like a nightmare. The motherās eyes filled with tears of relief and joy, her heart soaring with gratitude. her once terminally ill child was now full of life, her skin radiant and her breath steady and strong. The magical essence of the immortal peaches had worked its miracle just as the world awoke to a new day.
