No. 60

Small fortune

高危安可渉

平垣是延年

守道当逢泰

風雲不偶然

In English

  • How could you cross such high and risky ground?
  • the level path is what brings long years
  • keep to the way and peace will come
  • and wind and cloud arrive not by chance
Meaning
Calm times come to those who keep to the way, along with good winds that arrive by no accident. Level ground is what lasts, so Small fortune here favors patience over any risky crossing.
What to do today
Walk a familiar route slowly and remember one thing that catches your eye.
A word from the capybara
Flat paths make for the most relaxed walks.

The explanations added by each temple differ. The poems and fortunes follow an Edo-period printed edition.

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