[Zhongli hums softly; asking the question is an improvement, at least. Shifting, he pulls the other a little closer, ensuring he can still reach everything at least.]

You rely on others, mostly. Grieve, lean on others, and don't put the entire burden on yourself.

[He's a hypocrite in that, but it's not the point. The deity knows how it should work, how everything used to work, before it all changed.]

And, if you can, create a space where that emotion has no place to sit; we cannot change our pasts, but the future... that's ours to define.

If you dislike how you were, then define how you would like to be. Your people will continue to give you their trust, even if you stumble.