Stick Twenty-Four — Stick Twenty-Four · Dinghai, the Lantern on the Tide

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SteadyNothing dramatic. That is the news.

The lantern rides the tide out
and rides it back.
Its light does not negotiate with the water.

Dinghai floats a small flame on deep winter water: light carried by forces it does not control. As a timing stick, this counsels holding a steady intention through a period whose schedule belongs to other people. Approvals, replies and seasons move at their own pace; the flame is your part, the tide is theirs. Keep the lantern lit and dry — the current itself is doing some of the carrying.

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