Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit. — Henry Adams
The creative chaos and emotional transparency of the Empress is a counterpart to the rigid structure and logic of the Emperor. She understands nothing original will be built in the kingdom without the passion and disorder that often begins the process. She's not worried, because she knows something good will come out of it. Verse 7 from the Kuan Yin poem reads:
The river is raging and full of mud.
If you venture beyond, you will become uprooted.
Hold back instead of pushing ahead.
Stay where you are rather than seek unrealistic goals.
It is an inflexible and stubborn personality that wants to charge ahead rather than pause and be receptive. It reminds me of the Buddhist analogy about a river's strong current. Sometimes it is better to stand still rather than get pushed back in our attempt to move forward. When the force of the current lessens, we can continue to our progress.
Remaining strong and centered in the midst of a swirl of change and anxiety is good advice. The Empress looks to be saying "this too shall pass"
ReplyDeletePlease and Amen to that phrase!
Deletebut, but,... charging ahead is like bungee jumping...gets the heart racing~
ReplyDeleteUnless the cord is frayed and there's a good chance you might not bounce back up... Like the river current, sometimes timing is everything.
DeleteYes pushing ahead when the time isn't right can blow a project out of the water altogether. It is a lesson I am still learning.
ReplyDeleteMe too! đ
DeleteI'm not sure I'd call the birthing process chaotic, but definitely messy, and requiring an acceptance that things will happen in their own good time :D
ReplyDeleteMine was chaotic as my daughter decided to come two weeks early. It was a wild night ride to the hospital with my husband behind the wheel, lol.
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