White lotus magic

Posted by Diana Tierney Apr 26, 2007

The story of White Lotus Magic is certainly an interesting fairytale. It is an excellent example of the Chinese Fairytale, for though they do not have the same structure as that of its western counterparts it still has many valuable lessons that we can learn from it. The morals that we take away depends upon how we interpret the story.

Being a believer in the principle of Karma which states that in the end the universe will catch up to you and whatever you put out into the world whether it is good or bad will be what you receive in the end. The master magician harmed one of his followers by having him killed for falling in love with his concubine. It is possible to entertain the idea that because the master misused his magical powers he was punished by being eaten by a giant. The story never says were the giant came from or where it went to after it had eaten the Master and his family.

On the other hand, the giant could have been a figure that was conjured to save him from the emperor. The master was a powerful magician with many devoted followers. The story showed more than one instance where he exemplified his power and talent. It is possible that the master could have conjured the giant as a distraction so that he could get away, demonstrating that some people just seem to be able to get away no matter what we may do. Sometimes other people’s fates are not up for us to decide or even to see.

It can be so easy to get caught up in wanting revenge or to watch that person who hurt us so badly, squirm in the punishment that they receive. However, when all is said and done is that going to help us get over it?

One of my favorite quotes is from Gandhi “An eye for an eye will leave a country blind.” Revenge never solves anything. Sometimes it is just better to just let go. In letting go we can be able to move on with our life and not be consumed with making sure that the “villain” is caught and their punishment is tangible. The world doesn’t always work the way we want it to, the bad guy can get away and justice isn’t served in a way that we can see.