Source: Zhu Xi, "Thoughts on Reading II"
When the tide comes in, even a great ship floats easily; no more forcing.
"Last night the spring river rose; the great warship floats light as a feather." Effort once wasted pushing it now gives way to sailing freely. When the tide comes, things flow; no more forcing.
| Single | When the time comes, love will flow naturally. |
|---|---|
| Dating | Past struggles weren't wasted; things will now flow. |
| Married | Problems at home will resolve easily. |
From Zhu Xi's "Thoughts on Reading II": "Last night the spring river rose; the great warship weighs no more than a feather. All the effort spent pushing it before; today it sails freely midstream." Once learning accumulates, understanding flows (the temple text's "spring grass" is corrected to "spring water").
Text: the 100-lot Matchmaker (Yue Lao) oracle used in Taiwan. Most lots quote classical texts; sources were checked against the originals, obvious copying errors corrected, and uncertain sources marked as such.
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