Xena and K'ao Hsin in “Purity”

Xena

I’ve been here before. This is where I first met Lao Ma. You’re very like her you know.

K'ao Hsin

I’ve walked in her shadow all my life. Now, it seems, is no exception. But I wonder Xena, why do you look so troubled?

Xena

There are people you meet who move in and out of your life like ghosts. And after they’re gone, you find that they’ve left a part of themselves with you. It's as if in some small way that their spirit helps define who you are or what you want to bring to the world.

K'ao Hsin

Then it seems that my mother is still alive in us both.

Xena

Your mother taught me compassion. It's a lesson that I want to pass on to this child. But you, how did you learn that without the benefit of her love?

K'ao Hsin

Every day that passes in Chin without bloodshed passes because my mother played a part in the destiny of our homeland. Just look around Xena. Her lesson is her legacy. She speaks to me even now through the whispering wind. You wish to know where I learned compassion? All you have to do is listen.

Xena

You are your mother's daughter.