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Hidden deep within that saying is an emotion that cannot be named, nor can it be expressed in words...
Legend has it that, long ago, a girl waited for her lover to return from afar. She waited season after season, until her hair turned white, but her heart never gave up hope. Where she waited, a strange tree grew – every spring it would burst forth with pristine white blossoms, beautiful like an unfulfilled promise. People called it the sưa flower – the flower of waiting and faithful devotion.
Another legend says that the sưa flower symbolizes unfulfilled love. Because the flowers bloom brilliantly but wither very quickly, falling to the ground in a blanket of white within a few days, covering a corner of the sky. It's as if, no matter how beautiful the feelings, if they are not cherished and reciprocated over time, they will become a memory. That's why, whenever the sưa flower blooms, people not only admire its beauty but also secretly remember the person who once passed through their lives.
Perhaps that's why the sưa flower is not just a flower. It's a story, a message, a piece of memory for those who once loved, waited, and lost. It's how someone chooses to express their longing when they no longer have the right to speak. It's how they remember a place they once visited, a season they once spent together under the canopy of those pristine white blossoms. The destruction of the sưa flowers means time has turned back to the moment of resolution, but those people no longer have boundaries with each other.
When someone tells you, "The sưa flower has bloomed...", what they mean isn't just about the flowers, but also a longing, an indescribable yearning.
Rejection: The sưa flower is fading and being carried away by the wind!
Agreement: Those who loved the sưa flower have also become a city of gray hair.
GungSu didn't answer any of the questions correctly because he didn't know the saying 💔
I bet Suryong heard it somewhere. By the way, Vietnam and China are neighbors and two of the four countries in Asia that share many cultural similarities.