Stick #29: Contentment Brings Lasting Joy (Neutral)
知足常足心自足,贪多嚼烂反劳神。眼前有福须珍惜,安乐何须羡他人。
Plain reading
This lot teaches enough. Knowing enough is always enough; greed chokes the spirit. Blessings before you need cherishing — ease need not envy others. Name three gifts you already hold.
Interpretation
"Contentment Brings Lasting Joy" is a neutral stick. Content heart is full; biting more than chew brings fatigue. Fortune at hand must be valued — joy without comparing.
Advice
List three blessings you have. Read often — desire softens.
Drawn from Laozi — "knowing enough avoids shame" — and Hu Wuren's single branch for bird — stopping in time brings peace.