Lot 5 of 100
With one hoe-stroke, he digs the ground seeking a spring
The poem
一鋤掘地要求泉努力求之得最先無意俄然遇知己相逢攜手上青天
In English
With one hoe-stroke, he digs the ground seeking a spring.Keep at it with effort, and you reach the water first.Unexpectedly he meets someone who understands him,and hand in hand they climb toward the blue sky.
What it says
Digging steadily for a spring stands for patient, persistent work. The poem says such effort tends to put you ahead, and that you may unexpectedly meet someone who truly understands you, and rise together. The work comes first, and the good meeting follows.
A thought to take with you
Do the work in front of you steadily, and stay open to a kindred person turning up along the way.