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Yue Lao Love Poem No. 34: From the Analects, words of Min Ziqian about rebuilding a storehouse

Yue Lao Love Poem No. 34 is rated Fair Fortune, and its story is “From the Analects, words of Min Ziqian about rebuilding a storehouse”. In plain words: The way things are is already good, so there's no rush to make big changes. Keep caring for it as you have, and walk on steadily.

Fair Fortune
Why not keep the old building as it was?What would be wrong with that?Why must you build it all over again?

Original Chinese

仍舊貫如之何何必改作

The story behind it

From the Analects, words of Min Ziqian about rebuilding a storehouse

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Questions people ask

Is Yue Lao Love Poem No. 34 a good fortune?

It is rated Fair Fortune. The way things are is already good, so there's no rush to make big changes. Keep caring for it as you have, and walk on steadily. A fortune poem is a reminder, not an order. The choice is yours.

What does Yue Lao Love Poem No. 34 say about love?

The way things are is already good, so there's no rush to make big changes. Keep caring for it as you have, and walk on steadily.

What does Yue Lao Love Poem No. 34 say in English?

Why not keep the old building as it was? / What would be wrong with that? / Why must you build it all over again?

Different temples may use slightly different versions.

A fortune poem is a reminder, not an order. The choice is yours.

Chinese poem font: Wang Han-zong Li Shu (GPL v2), with a few added glyphs