The Kingdom of Gue and a Divine Being!

The Kingdom of Gue and a Divine Being!
Guo was an ancient kingdom during the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. According to Zuo Zhuan (The Zuo Tradition), a divine being appeared at a place called Xin in Guo in the 15th year of the reign of King Hui of Zhou. King Hui asked a senior official about the appearance. The official replied that if a king were virtuous, a divine being would appear to bestow blessings; but if a king were immoral, a divine being would appear to levy the consequences.
When the king of Guo heard about the appearance, he sent offerings with some of his officials to worship the divine being and to ask for more land. One senior official who heard about this told King Hui of Zhou that Guo would be doomed, because the king of Guo, who mistreated his people, was worshipping the divine out of greed (asking for land) instead of sincerity.
Four years later, an army from the Kingdom of Jin conquered northern Guo.
Some people worship the divine to be blessed, but the outcome may vary case by case. The divine had no preference for mankind and only blessed those with virtue.

https://en.minghui.org/html/articles/2024/6/27/218783.html
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Title: Dream Painter
Artist: Tony Chen
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