Friday, February 08, 2008
New Beginnings.
The Chinese New Year is here. In case anyone doesn't know yet, my family isn't celebrating it this year because my grandmother just passed away last year. But it's alright, don't worry, I'm not disappointed in any way. It's somewhat a refreshing feeling, having time to reflect on the past year instead of the hectic visiting that goes on every year.
So I was thinking about how every year, everyone wishes everyone else a happy new year, to have improvements in studies, to enjoy great wealth, etc. Then I went on to think about how it's different for this year. But I don't think it'd make a difference for the year ahead. Suddenly it seems like we are just wishing for the sake of wishing. Tradition. It's almost the same thing as religion, I suppose. When a large group of people follow something or someone, people just follow. But the thing about tradition that is different from religion is that you don't have to believe in it. It's just something you do because everyone is doing it.
So it seems appropriate for me to add this picture here. This is actually "The Fool" card from a typical tarot deck, but recoloured by someone (I copied this from Wikimedia) so that it isn't licensed, and hence I don't have to give a damn about infringing copyright.
So you may want to ask, what's the link? No, it's not one of my usual "randomness". For those who have no knowledge of the tarot, here's the lowdown on "The Fool" card. The Fool is on the edge of the cliff. It may seem like a foolish thing to do, but it actually means to go with you intuition and explore new territories.
And it seems like that's what's happening to me these days. I'm experiencing many new things, and sometimes I think I really act like a fool, and it's not in the positive sort of way. It's really hard to describe, but.. I guess I shall just let intuition lead my way for now..
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So I was thinking about how every year, everyone wishes everyone else a happy new year, to have improvements in studies, to enjoy great wealth, etc. Then I went on to think about how it's different for this year. But I don't think it'd make a difference for the year ahead. Suddenly it seems like we are just wishing for the sake of wishing. Tradition. It's almost the same thing as religion, I suppose. When a large group of people follow something or someone, people just follow. But the thing about tradition that is different from religion is that you don't have to believe in it. It's just something you do because everyone is doing it.
So it seems appropriate for me to add this picture here. This is actually "The Fool" card from a typical tarot deck, but recoloured by someone (I copied this from Wikimedia) so that it isn't licensed, and hence I don't have to give a damn about infringing copyright.
So you may want to ask, what's the link? No, it's not one of my usual "randomness". For those who have no knowledge of the tarot, here's the lowdown on "The Fool" card. The Fool is on the edge of the cliff. It may seem like a foolish thing to do, but it actually means to go with you intuition and explore new territories.
And it seems like that's what's happening to me these days. I'm experiencing many new things, and sometimes I think I really act like a fool, and it's not in the positive sort of way. It's really hard to describe, but.. I guess I shall just let intuition lead my way for now..
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