No. 89
Great fortune
一片無瑕玉
従今好琢磨
得過高人識
方逢喜気多
In English
- A single piece of flawless jade
- from now on, polish it well
- if a wise person comes by and knows its worth
- then much joy will come your way
- Meaning
- If a person of real insight comes by and recognizes you, the poem says, joy will follow in plenty. It calls your talent a flawless piece of jade that needs polishing from now on, so working on it and then letting it be seen fits the moment.
- What to do today
- Pick one thing you are good at and practice to get a step better.
- A word from the capybara
- Careful grooming has made the fur nice and shiny.
What 'Great fortune' means (glossary)
The explanations added by each temple differ. The poems and fortunes follow an Edo-period printed edition.
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