Fortune No.34

Poem (The Oracle's Verse)

出入行藏禮義恭,言必忠良聽必聰,心下瞭然俱洞徹,光明如日正當空
Be courteous and respectful in your comings and goings and always speak with integrity and listen with wisdom. Be completely clear-minded and thorough in all things, and let the light shine as if the sun were exactly in the sky.

Story (Historical Background)

文中子上太平策

Interpretation (Meaning of the Oracle)

空中無事,秋水澄清,別無阻礙,自然有成。此籤紅日當空之象,凡事自來有成。
This lot is the elephant in the sky on the red sun, and everything will come into its own. Now is the time for you to be courteous and reverent in your comings and goings, to be faithful in your speech, and to be wise in your listening. In your dealings with friends and elders, you should always be courteous and respectful. You will be able to see the affairs of the world through the eyes of the world. Your luck is like when the sun is shining and the sun is in the sky. In other words, there is nothing in the air, the autumn waters are clear and pure, there are no obstacles, and the lot will be fulfilled naturally.

Holy Meanings (Fortune Categories)

交易
難Difficult
婚姻
合合
求財
虛Empty / False
自身
安Safe / Peaceful
家宅
清吉清吉
六畜
衰衰
田蚕
不利Disadvantageous
尋人
滯Stagnant
行人
阻Obstructed
六甲
有險有險
山坟
吉Good Fortune
訟詞
虧Loss / Defeat
疾病
設送設送
失物
虛Empty / False
移徒
守舊Maintain Status Quo

Explanation

[Summary] Don't get too attached to your own ideas. If you accept diverse opinions and are flexible, you can expand your path.
This lot means "事無絕對". It warns the parties concerned not to be too subjective. People tend to stick strongly to their own well-meaning ideas and arguments and think that this is the right thing to do. It is certainly admirable to have good intentions as a starting point, but one should not be too stubborn in "choosing the good. Everyone sees and interprets things differently. If the goal is good intentions, the methods are diverse and not necessarily limited to one. While adhering to one's principles, one should be open-minded, receptive, and learn from different ways of doing things and opinions. Too much paranoia will narrow you down and cause antagonism among others. As the saying goes, "Believers are always in harmony with the world," so there is no need to be too demanding and cause trouble.

Practical Advice for Modern Life

Wenzhongzi presenting a plan for peace shows that even a right ideal can stall through presentation. Make proposals short and concrete for the other person’s reality. In love too, convert “I want you to understand” into one actionable sentence.

Recommended Deity & Prayer Advice

Pray to Wenchang Dijun for the power to shape ideas into words others can receive. Ask to choose understandable expression rather than merely pushing correctness.
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