“Love Born From Ashes” by Lan Xin

Lan Xin (Lan Xin)

World Memory Heritage The Only Female Inheritor of Dongba Culture, International Renowned Writer & Poet. Internationally acclaimed bilingual writer, poet and translator, member of the Chinese Writers Association. The only female inheritor of UNESCO-listed Dongba Culture, International Disseminator of Dongba Culture and practitioner of Chinese culture’s global outreach. Winner of the Italian Francesco Giampietri International Literary Award, President of Lanxin Samei Academy and Dean of Yulong Wenbi Dongba Culture Academy.

Eva Lianou Petropoulou
Αποκλειστικη Eκπρόσωπος για την Ελλάδα για την προώθηση της πολιτιστικής κληρονομιάς – Dongba Culture Κίνα

Love Born From Ashes by Lan Xin

Wildfires spread across the mountains of Iberia
Scorched land bears countless wounds of the earth

Ancient Dongba creation manuscripts tell of an ancient covenant
Humans and nature are half-brothers of the same origin
We vow to uphold reverence and accompany one another eternally
Mountains, rivers, plants, birds and beasts are our blood kin
The earth is the mother of all beings, never a resource for unbridled exploitation

Wildfires and global warming stem from human greed
We once ignored the agony of withered vegetation and dried-up rivers
Only when flames ravage our homes do we hear the lament of all living things
Dongba culture advocates boundless love and empathy for every creature
Restrain desire, revere nature, and break the cycle of recurring disasters

A human being experiences two births
The first is the birth of the physical body
The second is the awakening of the soul within compassion

The phoenix achieves rebirth after tempering in blazing fire
Charred land is not an end, but a prelude to awakening
Do not wallow in sorrow amid the scorched ruins
Become love itself, nurture compassion and spread love onward
Even amid the desolate ash-covered wasteland
Hold fast to compassion and gratitude

The boundless cosmic love embraces every victim of the wildfire
Kindred spirits across the globe stand firmly beside you
May tender new shoots break through the charred earth
May awakened love mend every crack of the planet
With the fortitude of the phoenix reborn from flames
With the tenderness of harmonious coexistence of all life
We safeguard lasting peace for our planet

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