Chinese fortune poems, one page each
Guanyin, the Goddess of Mercy
Guanyin Fortune Poem No. 2: Su Qin Comes Home a Failure; Jiang Taigong Fishes by the Wei River
Guanyin Fortune Poem No. 2 is rated Bad Fortune, and its story is “Su Qin Comes Home a Failure; Jiang Taigong Fishes by the Wei River”. In plain words: Your time hasn't come yet. Stay where you are and keep growing, and when the water is right, you'll make your leap too.
Original Chinese
The story behind it
Su Qin Comes Home a Failure; Jiang Taigong Fishes by the Wei River
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Questions people ask
Is Guanyin Fortune Poem No. 2 a good fortune?
It is rated Bad Fortune. Your time hasn't come yet. Stay where you are and keep growing, and when the water is right, you'll make your leap too. A fortune poem is a reminder, not an order. The choice is yours.
What does Guanyin Fortune Poem No. 2 say in English?
The whale, not yet changed, keeps to river and lake. / It may not rise yet, nor leave the green waves. / One day, grown great, it will take a new form, / and in a single leap it will clear the Dragon Gate.