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The 100 Guanyin lots

Lot 53 of 100

Disappointment turns into satisfaction

The poem

失意翻成得意時龍吟虎嘯兩相宜青雲有路終須到許我功名必可期

In English

Disappointment turns into satisfaction.Dragon's chant and tiger's roar suit each other well.There is a road to the blue clouds, and you will arrive,and the honors promised to me can be expected.

What it says

The poem says disappointment may turn into satisfaction, and compares well-matched strengths to a dragon's chant and a tiger's roar. The road to the blue clouds is long but can be walked. It encourages those who feel down, so long as they keep going.

A thought to take with you

In a low moment, do not give up; the path is made by walking it.

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