This is the year of the rat! That is what people who are into the Chinese astrological cycle know. The news stands and book stores are now filled with magazines and books on what to do and what not to this year. New versions of the tongshu or Chinese almanac are out proffering advice for every day and hour of the year. And they all come in very attractive bindings and packaging. This is the era of commercialism.
Before we follow this bible of sorts, it is good to sit down and really ponder. Things like should we allow our life to be so fatalistic. After all the almanac was meant for farming and based on assumed powers of constellations and stars which are millions of light years away. Not forgetting that the almanac is calculated on a longitude which may not be the same as ours. And different climatic conditions as well.
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