Fortune No.47

Poem (The Oracle's Verse)

錦上添花色更鮮,運來祿馬喜雙全,時人莫訝功名晚,一舉登科四海傳
If you add flowers on top of brocade, the colors will become more vivid. When fortune comes, the reward will come, and the joy will be twofold. Do not be dismayed, O people of the world, if you are slow in attaining fame. If you succeed in your studies, your name will be known throughout the four seas.

Story (Historical Background)

高遠夫五十得名

Interpretation (Meaning of the Oracle)

兒有雙親,守時待慶,遂平生志,都來自命。此籤福祿雙全之象,凡事興隆大吉。
This lot is an elephant of "Fortune and Licentiousness," which means that all things will prosper and be very good fortune. Just as a flower is added to a brocade, when luck comes, both the official stipend and the stipend horse will be happy, and the two will become together a whole family. Do not be concerned if you are late in gaining fame. When you are promoted to a higher rank, your name will be known throughout the four seas. This does not mean that I am late. How can I not enjoy the privilege of serving society and people, accumulating my virtues, and protecting my descendants? As it is a gift from the heavens, we should accumulate more virtues. Only in this way will the cause of lighting the same lamp (illuminating and helping others) also arise. If you observe the time and wait for the blessings, you will achieve your lifelong aspirations. Everything comes by life.

Holy Meanings (Fortune Categories)

交易
阻Obstructed
婚姻
合合
求財
利利
自身
安Safe / Peaceful
家宅
祈保Pray for protection
六畜
平Average
田蚕
八分八分
尋人
至Will Arrive
行人
遲Delayed
六甲
生男Boy
山坟
利利
訟詞
宜和Should Reconcile
疾病
祈福Pray for Blessing
失物
西北西北
移徒
吉Good Fortune

Explanation

[Summary] Keep working toward your goals. If you continue without giving up, you can accomplish any difficult task.
This lot has the meaning of "strive to be better". It encourages the person concerned to work hard at everything. What one should avoid most of all is to talk but not to act, or to set one's heart on a goal but to shrink back easily and fail to carry it through to the end. If you are determined to do whatever it takes, there is no need to worry about starting late or believing that it is impossible. Nor should you ever have the thought of "giving up. We must train ourselves moment by moment, work toward our goals, and then work harder. There is no difficulty under the sun. If we never give up and never stop hoping, the day of success is not far away.

Practical Advice for Modern Life

Gao Yuanfu gaining fame at fifty encourages late-blooming effort. Do not abandon relearning or challenge because of age or past delay. Set weekly practice in numbers, and a vague dream will become real ability.

Recommended Deity & Prayer Advice

Pray to Wenchang Dijun for sustained study and late-blooming success. Do not be ashamed of starting late; ask to be watched over through the years of accumulation.
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