"Then should we continue to cultivate, teacher?" Jiang Mei asked.
"I can't answer that question. If you ask me that because you are worried about Qi thinning out, then don't worry, the quality of Qi and how much it really is depends on how well we maintain our environment. Whether or not we should continue to cultivate only depends on our will. Are we willing to struggle to reach the heavens, and is the heavens itself worth the struggle? The answer depends on you."
Jiang Mei nodded absentmindedly, It looked like the topic I brought out was too much for a youngster who had not yet been touched by the clutches of existentialism. So, I explained it would be better for her to care about the first part of my comment, and throw away the second part for now. Being a good student, she nodded and did exactly that.
"Now where was I?" I asked.
"You just explained the Qi Gathering stage but not the others, teacher!" Jiang Wei replied.
