It is said for there to be darkness, there must be light. This is not truth. Light is the product of the dark.
For things to live, other things must die. Life comes from change and decay.
It is contained within and should never be considered separate or important to the expression of decay.
Death does not exist.
Decay brings on changes to form and function, and those ignorant of the truth see ending where this is no such thing.
Understanding of the truth is the path to the Goddess.
None but She can know the whole truth.
One must find the path in order to travel toward that truth, toward her.
It is the task of the Boken to guide them onto the proper path and to recognize those that have reached the end of that path.
They are called upon to embrace those that, before reaching that end, come to understanding that there is no such thing.