From the Tarot of the Masters, the Ace of Coins; from the Key to the Kingdom, the Seven of Hearts:
Ricklef's illustration for this Ace is based on the "The Sower," a painting created by Jean-François Millet. Millet was from a rural farming family and thought the peasant class to be noble (his detractors thrashed him for displaying such social views). This card suggests we take advantage of our opportunities, sowing our seeds and nurturing them. Yet the poem about Cock Robin assigned to the Seven of Hearts cautions us that we must do the work without expectation. Some of the seeds we sow may flourish, and others will fail. But nothing will grow if we don't make the effort to plant them first.
Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.
― Robert Louis Stevenson
It depends. We we plant a seed, there is an expectation of return on effort. Helping another across the street is an altruistic choice done because it is the right thing to do, not for the appreciation of the act.
ReplyDeleteI planted lots of zinnia seeds, but not all of them sprouted. Can't have my happiness depend on something that may or may not happen.
DeleteI've kicked myself in the (Y) so many times with unrealistic expectations... live and learn :)
ReplyDeleteIt's hard not to have at least some. :)
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