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Guandi lots, no. 32

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勞心汩汩竟何歸,疾病兼多是與非。事到頭來渾似夢,何如休要用心機。

The verse is shown in the original Chinese; we don't publish translations of the verses yet.

The painting

Bridge · A bridge joins two banks — transitions and meetings.

Grade

下下籤 · Lowest

Three questions to ask yourself

  1. “勞心汩汩竟何歸” — if this line were a painting, where would you be standing in it?
  2. “事到頭來渾似夢” — what is harder to let go of here: the outcome, or the process?
  3. “何如休要用心機” — what is the smallest thing you could do for it today?

About this set

A folk collection of fortune-stick poems named after Guan Yu, the Three Kingdoms general; this site only explains the text. 100 in all. The four-line verses often speak of timing, advancing and holding back. Grades range from 大吉 (very auspicious) to 下下 (lowest).

Draw a lotLots are drawn at random by the site; the AI reading is original and for entertainment only.

The poems are traditional folk texts in the public domain, checked against several published versions. The ink paintings are drawn by the site from each poem's imagery. For cultural entertainment only — it can't predict the future and isn't advice of any kind. MoZhu is not affiliated with any temple or religious organization.