No. 66
Misfortune
水滞少波濤
飛鴻落羽毛
重憂心緒乱
閑事惹風騒
In English
- The water stagnates, with few waves
- the flying goose sheds its feathers
- layer upon layer of worry unsettles the mind
- and idle matters stir up a fuss
- Meaning
- The phrase to watch is idle matters in the last line, small things that stir up a fuss. When the water stalls and worries pile up, staying out of side issues and keeping quiet seems to be the best protection.
- What to do today
- Stay out of gossip and finish one task in front of you instead.
- A word from the capybara
- Slipping away from the noise to float quietly in the water.
What 'Misfortune' means (glossary)
The explanations added by each temple differ. The poems and fortunes follow an Edo-period printed edition.
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