A woman said to a wise man, "Please talk to me about love." The wise man looked up at the woman and the people around her, helplessly smiled and said, "The most difficult thing in the world to explain clearly is probably love: Sometimes it protects you with soft wings, sometimes it hurts you with the sword hidden in its wings. Its sweet voice sometimes makes you drunk, and sometimes just a few words shatter your dream. It often says 'I am yours' rather than 'you are mine'. Unless it's time to say goodbye, love never knows its own depth." The woman asked again, "Then please talk to us about those who are in love." The wise man said, "When they walk into the castle of love, they are often full of joy; but when they come out, they are often covered with wounds." The woman asked, "How can I attract the one I love?" The wise man replied, "Like holding a lute half-covered by a veil." The woman asked, "If I still cannot attract him, what should I do?" The wise man said, "It's best to give him up." The woman said, "Then, won't I lose him?" The wise man said, "If you haven't got him, how can you lose him? Moreover, many times, gain is loss, and loss is gain." The woman asked, "Is the person who loves me necessarily the one who can tolerate me the most?" The wise man said, "No, he can endure the harm from all people in the world, except the harm from the one he loves. Many times, the one who dares to stab you with a ruthless dagger is the one who loves you the most." The woman asked, "If my beloved forsakes me, how should I think to get rid of distress?" The wise man said, "As long as you live better than me." The woman asked, "If this way doesn't solve the problem?" The wise man said, "There are beautiful grasses everywhere under the sky." The woman asked, "If thinking this way still doesn't work?" The wise man said, "I pity you because you have lost me."