In Life We Seldom Meet, Like the Stars Shen and Shang

AI translated from the original Chinese.

No chart today.

I had the good fortune to talk with an artist who has been selected and won awards in many countries. Her art as shown in her chart: bold colors, delicate style, ethereal thought. I was deeply honored to receive one of her works as a gift, and I can't wait to share it.

In life we seldom meet, moving like the stars Shen and Shang

When she told me the theme of the work, I looked at it and thought: people are like stars, circling along their orbits. If the brightest points of light stand for you and me: you live in your sky, I live in mine, and we each leave trails of light in our own skies. If one day we happen to meet, even if our meeting shines like a brilliant star, it flashes and is gone. You are still in your sky, and I am still in mine.

The painting moved me to reflect...

Zi Wei Dou Shu is derived from the seven stars of the Big Dipper circling the Emperor Star. Every star in a chart also stands for each person's encounters, and the blind workings of karma.

I dare not say I understand the painting's meaning, but every star in it, like the constellations racing across a Dou Shu chart, will surely leave some trails of light, some tracks, in a life.

Thoughts on receiving a painting