Hmm, proving that being a good dog is actually very difficult. He spent his entire life practicing the credo of flattering those above and being arrogant to those below. His demeanor was very much like a eunuch, just born in the wrong era, missing the opportunity to pass the imperial exams in the Forbidden City.
The He family drove him out, which is really no one’s fault. The powerful keep courtiers around to serve them, using them as a dog-beating stick when needed, and once used up, it’s just a rotten, stinky piece of wood. His mistake was thinking that, as the master’s wiping cloth, he had truly become part of that noble flesh and blood. That’s the foolish delusion of a servant. I’ve always been willing to assume the worst about people like this. Hiring some hangers-on to boast about their great deeds, and when they see someone influential, they’ll stick close and lick a few spit. This is their only survival trick in this world. Sadly, he created a bizarre and dazzling dream—dreaming that he was a respectable person, only to wake up and find he’s still a eunuch— A eunuch in the soul is more disgusting than a physical defect, and somewhat pitiable.
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Hmm, proving that being a good dog is actually very difficult. He spent his entire life practicing the credo of flattering those above and being arrogant to those below. His demeanor was very much like a eunuch, just born in the wrong era, missing the opportunity to pass the imperial exams in the Forbidden City.
The He family drove him out, which is really no one’s fault. The powerful keep courtiers around to serve them, using them as a dog-beating stick when needed, and once used up, it’s just a rotten, stinky piece of wood. His mistake was thinking that, as the master’s wiping cloth, he had truly become part of that noble flesh and blood. That’s the foolish delusion of a servant.
I’ve always been willing to assume the worst about people like this. Hiring some hangers-on to boast about their great deeds, and when they see someone influential, they’ll stick close and lick a few spit. This is their only survival trick in this world. Sadly, he created a bizarre and dazzling dream—dreaming that he was a respectable person, only to wake up and find he’s still a eunuch—
A eunuch in the soul is more disgusting than a physical defect, and somewhat pitiable.