Before I start, I want to confess that I went back to playing an old playstation 1 game that I have, Legend of Mana. It's quite refreshing going through all the quest, I forgot most of them, so I'm basically like scouring the net as well looking for guide of the hard parts.
Well, anyhow, I'm in a part of the game wherein a thing of the past, something that caused great calamity, is about to return. Of course, somebody stopped it, unfortunately, it wasn't me, the hero I'm playing, that did it. What happened next is a bit philosophical though.
Nunuzac, the one who stopped the coming of the calamity, was asked by a Wisdom, creatures renowned (for something? Their wisdom, power, dominance and whatsoever), namely Pokiehl, to be understanding and to give love. Nunuzak argued that if the calamity is to be let loose again, the extended time of peace will immediately end. That what he had stopped, captured mustn't be allowed to leave in a prison he made. To this, Pokiehl, replied, "whatever you do, even if you decide to destroy the world. I will pray for you."
I butchered narrating the plot, but that's the main gist of it, I think. You might find it weird why Pokiehl said "destroy the world," how can the person that saved everyone do that? Nunuzac is conjuror who participated in many wars in the olden times. His real body is trapped in a different dimension hence he is controlling a giant face wheel to communicate with others. He teaches in Geo's university of magic for those who aspire to become great magicians. (I got this from fandom wikia, so thanks to that)
Well, anyway, those words, "whatever you decide... I will pray for you." It sounds a bit mocking, or it might just be me. I don't know, it sounds bitter to me. But if you've read their whole conversation regarding giving love. To be honest, he didn't say give love but "Forgive Love," must be his, Pokiehl's understanding of Nunuzac.
These five words though, "I will pray for you." If you hear it with sincerity and if it's actual sincerity, I'd be grateful about it. Heck, soldiers or people who venture out for fortune most of the time say this to their love ones, "pray for me" or something like that. I don't know if it's common since I only know it's a cliche in movies and series.
But what if it doesn't have any sincerity to it? What if it's told mockingly? Well, going back to what the Wisdom Pokiehl said, forgive love, understand. Question isn't actually if I can say it, but will I forgive love and understand?
(What a crazy prose though...)
What does "forgive love" mean, anyhow? I know Pokiehl said it to Nunuzak because he also wanted, not the calamity to come but, for event to pass, to happen. He's a wisdom after all, so perhaps he has seen the ending of the game, has seen what will happen But back to the subject, what does it mean to "forgive love?"
To forgive is an act to done by a victim to a perpetrator. And love is something that is unseen but exists, so as what Pokeihl said to Nunuzac. Love, on the hand, can be defined as an understanding of something or someone. Can it be that what Pokeihl meant was to understand something and forgive it, only said more poetically? Or perhaps I'm just overthinking this...
(Again, what a crazy crazy prose this is, but so does all posts I have in herew)
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