Zhuge Oracle Lesson 46
Zhuge Oracle Lesson 46 “A whole life spent in restless toil and haste”: A life spent fighting for fame and gain comes in the end to nothing. To turn back is to reach the shore.
From the complete 384-lesson Zhuge Shen Shu (Zhuge Oracle) system.
Oracle Text
A whole life spent in restless toil and haste,
yet all of it is hollow, all adrift;
once death arrives, then every matter ends—
so turn back early, while you still have time.
Interpretation
A life spent fighting for fame and gain comes in the end to nothing. To turn back is to reach the shore.