Lot 37 of 100
If you ask when your peace and fortune will be steady
The poem
欲問身安運泰時風中燈燭不相宜爭如收拾深堂坐庶免光搖靜處期
In English
If you ask when your peace and fortune will be steady,a candle in the wind is not suitable.Better to gather things up and sit in the inner hall,so the flame is not shaken, and quiet comes in time.
What it says
A candle in the wind flickers and may go out, a picture of being exposed at the wrong time. The poem suggests tidying up and sitting in the quiet inner hall so the flame stays steady. For now, steadiness suits better than pushing ahead.
A thought to take with you
For now, expose yourself less and gather yourself in a steadier setting.