A common person, like a smith who deals in only mundane materials? So I see...
I have mentioned before, a difference between what were the Empires of the East and Travance. Imagine: a mighty monster come to attack the countryside. Odds are 10,000 to 1 for a common person to win this battle.
In Travance, the answer is: find the hero, the rare man or woman, and, with luck, the righteous will prevail.
In what was the East, the answer is: send 10,000. And this had been done, and the Empires, too, had thrived in their time.
What a common person had been was numerous and replaceable. Nothing special. So it is no surprise to hear this about common people again.
There is virtue in the small. A tree is mighty, the grasses low. In a storm, the wind breaks branches; lightning strikes trunks; the grass bends, is trampled down, and in such state: lives on.
To my philosophy, I offer no sureties. Know that the choices for good or ill - regardless of how large or small the effect - are oftentimes universal. A moral person is no less moral with or without power. And conversely, for the greedy, overambitious, or selfish, as well.
A common person or a hero - remembered for what they have done; I think in these cases, truth suffices.
Kuo Kun Shen Leung
