Zhuge Oracle Lesson 111

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Zhuge Oracle Lesson 111 “Autumn frost is stern, the summer sun is fierce”: Rely on yourself in all things; depending on others is not to be trusted.

From the complete 384-lesson Zhuge Shen Shu (Zhuge Oracle) system.

Oracle Text

Autumn frost is stern, the summer sun is fierce;
the new flower blooms fresh, the old is drowned and gone;
the ways of the world run hot and cold—
those who have met them need no telling.

Interpretation

Rely on yourself in all things; depending on others is not to be trusted.