Zhuge Oracle Lesson 210

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Zhuge Oracle Lesson 210 “Ten thousand miles of lovely rivers and hills”: Change breaks out suddenly; even a hope about to be fulfilled is wrecked utterly by an unforeseen situation.

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

Oracle Text

Ten thousand miles of lovely rivers and hills,
yet wind and sand fill all the daylight hours;
the fish has swallowed the bait upon the hook—
why must it meet the surging waves?

Interpretation

Change breaks out suddenly; even a hope about to be fulfilled is wrecked utterly by an unforeseen situation.