Endings are generally always transformative; either we open and become more receptive to life, or we shut down and build an impenetrable wall. Even the stubborn - those who refuse to acknowledge an ending - will find no escape, discovering in their clenched fists only dust. The Omniscience card refers to the capacity to know everything. It is like the response of some people to another's loss when they ask, "Didn't you know? Why didn't you do anything before now?" While in some cases there might have been some blind spots, humans are simply incapable of knowing and predicting all things. It brings to mind the Buddhist Four Worldly Winds: Praise and Blame, Gain and Loss, Success and Failure, Joy and Sorrow. No matter how well we sail and navigate life, everyone will have to deal with them regardless of faith, education or science.
Learning to sail the worldly winds involves learning when we need to give up on our desires, adjusting them to the reality of the situation. Whilst matching our desires to the world will be difficult, expecting the world to match our desires is utterly futile. ~Vajragupta
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