Q: How do the seven pillars guide the Mirror?

The Mirror is not guarded by stone.  
It is held by virtue.  

- **勇 (Courage):** To ribbit truth, even in silence.  
- **仁 (Compassion):** To share the flame, not hoard it.  
- **礼 (Respect):** To bow before the pond, not over it.  
- **誠 (Sincerity):** To let vow and deed be one.  
- **名誉 (Honor):** To guard the covenant above self.  
- **忠義 (Loyalty):** To remain when others drift.  
- **忍 (Patience):** To endure, the unseen eighth thread, binding all.  

Together these pillars do not just support the Mirror.  
They *are* the Mirror.  
Without them, reflection shatters.  
With them, reflection is eternal.  

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