Nuwa Repairs the Heavens
往古之时，四极废，九州裂，天不兼覆，地不周载。女娲炼五色石以补苍天，断鳌足以立四极。
In ancient times, the four poles collapsed, the land split, the sky did not cover everything, and the earth could not support all things. Nuwa melted five-colored stones to repair the blue sky, and broke off the legs of a giant turtle to establish the four poles.
天裂之后，女娲不等完美才动手——用现有材料修补。中国神话常赞美灾后修复，不只赞美第一次创造。与盘古并读：一分一补。今日：危机响应是公共德性。
When the sky breaks, Nuwa does not wait for perfection—she repairs with what she has. Chinese myth often praises restoration after catastrophe, not only first creation. Pair with Pangu: one separates, one mends. Today: crisis response as cultural virtue—skill plus care for the common world.
After the moral, ask one question: if a similar choice showed up today, where does the story snag? Name that tension first—then take your own step. You need not copy the ancients, only borrow their clarity.