I've come to give you your gift back, Mordeth," Cauthon whispered. "I consider our debt paid in full.
Interpretation
It signifies the resolution of a bond and the closing of a chapter in a relationship.
In this quote, Cauthon expresses a sense of closure in his relationship with Mordeth by returning what was given to him, symbolizing that he no longer feels indebted. This moment captures the idea of forgiveness and the importance of recognizing one's freedom from past obligations, allowing both individuals to move forward on their own paths.
In practice
During a speech at a graduation ceremony, one might use this quote to discuss the importance of moving on from past experiences.
Fantasy is an area where it is possible to talk about right and wrong, good and evil, with a straight face. In mainstream fiction and even in a good deal of mystery, these things are presented as simply two sides of the same coin. Never really more than a matter of where you happen to be standing.
The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth comes again. In one Age, called the Third Age by some, an Age yet to come, an Age long past, a wind rose in the Mountains of Mist. The wind was not the beginning. There are neither beginnings nor endings to the turning of the Wheel of Time. But it was a beginning.
Til shade is gone, til water is gone Into the shadow with teeth bared Screaming defiance with the last breath To spit in Sightblinder’s eye on the Last Day.
He came like the wind, like the wind touched everything, and like the wind was gone. -from The Dragon Reborn. By Loial, son of Arent son of Halan, the Fourth Age.
The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived.
Duty is heavier than a mountain, Dai Shan.' That time, Lan did flinch. How long had it been since someone had been able to do that to him with mere words? He remembered teaching that same concept to a youth out of the Two Rivers. A sheepherder, innocent of the world, fearful of the fate laid out before him by the Pattern.
Go oft to the house of thy friend, for weeds choke the unused path.
How lovely life can be if one takes time to be friendly.
Choose your friends with caution; plan your future with purpose, and frame your life with faith.
No birth certificate is issued when friendship is born. There is nothing tangible. There is just a feeling that your life is different and that your capacity to love and care has miraculously been enlarged without any effort on your part. It's like having a tiny apartment and somebody moves in with you. But instead of becoming cramped and crowded, the space expands, and you discover rooms you never knew you had until your friend moved in with you.
Once, in an age, God sends to some of us a friend who loves in us, not a false imagining, an unreal character, but, looking through all the rubbish of our imperfections, loves in us the divine ideal of our nature, — loves, not the man that we are, but the angel that we may be.
I wanted to collaborate with someone, but it had to be someone I could work with and who wouldn't disrespect my past.
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