Prelude: The Thread of Fate Across Millennia
Time flowed like an endless river, washing away the physical traces of sunken empires into the ocean's depths. Yet the sacred music and divine light sown by Apollo continued to resonate across dimensions, awaiting the hour of cosmic rebirth.
The wheel of reincarnation turned according to divine arrangement. Diana returned to the mortal realm in the modern age, bearing the name Anh Nguyet (Anh Nguyệt). Growing up as a sweet, devout girl, her early life unfolded with simple tranquility—until the year she turned fifteen.
For the first time, she acquired a radio of her own. As she turned the dial, a rich, magnetic voice resonated through the speaker. A surge of warmth flushed through her entire body. Little Nguyet felt as though this unknown singer held the entire world within his hands through his music. That melody opened the first door to her perception of the world, engraving his voice deep into her soul.
From that day on, she saved every coin to collect his albums, posters, and photos, eagerly counting down the days until her eighteenth birthday, when she planned to attend his live concert as her milestone gift. But mortal destiny rarely yields to human wishes:
❖ At seventeen, devastating news shattered her world—the singer-songwriter perished in a tragic accident;
❖ Unable to accept his sudden passing, young Anh Nguyet descended into profound grief, desperately attempting ancient folk rituals to perceive his departed spirit, exhausting herself for a full year to no avail;
❖ In utter despair, she gathered every poster, record, and photograph, setting them ablaze to erase his image from her memory forever, burying a wound too painful to ever touch again.
The Trial of Emotion and the Master's Compassion
At twenty-five, Anh Nguyet obtained the Great Fa through a friend's introduction, stepping into cultivation and dedicating herself to media work for Fa-Rectification. More than two decades passed; she never spoke his name or revisited those memories. Yet in spiritual practice, no attachment can remain hidden forever.
In a recent month marking the singer's birthday and memorial, a sudden flood of commemorative posts appeared on her phone screen. The familiar face struck her heart with painful intensity. Overcome with panic, she shut off her phone, tossing sleeplessly through the night until she realized: Nothing is accidental; it is time to face the trial.
She gathered her courage to search his name online—a boundary she had not crossed in over twenty years—and wept until dawn. For days after, fear and unbearable sorrow consumed her evenings. She wept until her pillow remained perpetually wet, mourning why she could never meet him in life nor honor him in death.
Exhausted from weeping, she drifted into a vivid dream:
❖ She found herself walking nervously through a strange cemetery, her heart trembling with fear;
❖ Suddenly, she saw Master standing before a solitary gravestone. Calling out to Master, she ran to His side, weeping silently as she recognized the singer's tomb;
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❖ Master reached out, holding the singer's Primordial Spirit, and asked softly: "You still cannot let go to this degree?"
❖ In a sudden test, Master cast the soul into the distance. Without a second's hesitation, Anh Nguyet lunged forward with all her strength to catch the soul—a reckless act that caused her own spiritual collapse in the dream. Before falling, she turned to Master, crying out for His salvation.
The Awakening and the Oath Renewed
Anh Nguyet awoke in tears, overwhelmed with deep shame. Though unable to relinquish her attachment at the critical moment, she had still called upon Master to save her. Ashamed to sleep again, she arose to perform the exercises. Within twenty minutes, Master manifested before her mind's eye, speaking with boundless mercy:
"As long as you cultivate, I can do anything for you. But have you cultivated well?"
Prostrating on the floor in tears, she cried out to Master: "I will overcome it! I will overcome it!"
That night, she dreamed again. Walking down a quiet corridor toward a recording greenroom, she heard the familiar strumming of a guitar. Pushing the door open, she saw the singer-songwriter she had remembered for twenty-seven years.
He stepped forward, wrapping her in a tight embrace as she wept: "I missed you so much... I'm sorry... I was afraid to face your death..."
Wiping her tears, he looked into her eyes with gentle warmth:
"Do not cry anymore. I am fine. Promise me—you must love yourself, do well what needs to be done, and cultivate yourself well. When the right time comes, I will come to find you."
Embracing her once more, he whispered into her ear:
"Those words just now... were what you wanted to tell me back then, but couldn't... right, Elder Sister?"
The Karmic Cycle Resolved
That single word—"Sister"—instantly swept her consciousness back to the grand hall of Olympus on the day of divine judgment.
She remembered the thoughts she had transmitted to Athena to comfort Apollo, which Athena later relayed to him. Those very words had inspired Apollo to join Prometheus in preserving human moral order.
The profound truth unfolded before her: her intense grief in this life—the heart-wrenching pain over his death, the sealed memories, and their physical separation—was an exact karmic mirror of what Apollo had endured when Diana was struck down on Olympus!
Had it not been for her cultivation in the Great Fa and Master's compassionate protection, she could never have dissolved the heavy karmic debt forged through cycles of rebirth.
Engraving his parting words in her heart—to love herself, fulfill her responsibilities, and cultivate diligently—she looked toward the future, knowing that when they meet again, both will smile with absolute freedom and joy.
The Anthem of the Great Fa and Shen Yun
In this same era, the spirit of Apollo fulfilled his role through music, sowing seeds of light and hope into human consciousness. That music was no longer mere art; it was the heroic strain of the Fa-Rectification.
In this pivotal hour of human history, as the Great Fa spreads across the globe, the magnificent art of Shen Yun has officially descended upon the earth. It is not the mechanical return of Olympian gods in ancient forms, but the ultimate manifestation of authentic divine culture—expressed through universal art and the eternal principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance.
Shen Yun brings the primal light of the Fa-Rectification to the world, awakening the deepest memories of every human soul's divine origin. This is the ultimate fulfillment of the Twin Vow—the seamless bridge between Heaven and Earth, God and Man, ushering in an eternal future for all sentient beings in the vast cosmos.
Conclusion: The Triumph of the Vow
Ten thousand years as shadows grow,
Gods walk as mortals down below.
Today the Great Fa spreads its light,
Fulfilling vows in splendor bright.
(To be continued...)