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The 100 Guanyin lots

Lot 70 of 100

Day after day, hurrying like a bee

The poem

朝朝役役恰如蜂飛來飛去西復東春暮花殘無覔處此身不戀舊叢中

In English

Day after day, hurrying like a bee,flying here and there, east then west.Late spring, flowers fade and there is nowhere to look;you no longer cling to the old clusters.

What it says

Like a bee, you busily go back and forth. By late spring the flowers are gone and there is nothing left to gather. The poem says you no longer cling to the old clusters, meaning that when circumstances change, it is time to let go of old habits and look elsewhere.

A thought to take with you

When an old source runs dry, be willing to let go of habit and find a new direction.

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