From the Roots of Asia Tarot, Temperance; from the Mahjongg Oracle, Fisherman:
Our true nature is like the infinite sky, unmarked by whatever drama temporarily appears in its vast space. —Kittisaro
Adulthood generally brings fixed ideas and behavior patterns, with a great divide between what we think is good and bad or right and wrong. Such is the foundation for a a feeling of discontent and unhappiness with the way things are. But instead of a chasm between what we cherish and what we abhor, imagine seeing them on a continuum - two ends of the same shoestring. The Fisherman is a symbol of patience and tolerance, qualities that are necessary if we are to see and hear the world beyond a rigid mindset. We rest in a mind that is as vast as the sky. Then we might follow Kofi Annan's encouragement to "confront ignorance with knowledge, bigotry with tolerance, and isolation with the outstretched hand of generosity."
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