The omikuji told me not to rush, and to move forward step by step.
I was told the same thing three times, at different moments in time:
Don’t rush. Move forward calmly, step by step.
It made me feel as if there must be some unseen presence.
And that presence seems to be watching over me.
From summer until now, the fortunes I drew at different shrines were all strangely similar.
What they said, what was written — the message was always the same.
I can’t help but wonder what these mysterious presences in Japan are able to see.
Before drawing an omikuji, I always say,
“Please give me a message through this fortune.”
So when the message turns out to be so clear and consistent,
the surprise feels even deeper.
Even though my daily life doesn’t seem to change, the message I receive again and again is to move forward patiently and to wait.
It makes me wonder, “Is there something waiting ahead?” and I can’t help but feel a quiet sense of hope.
Maybe it’s not that I’m lazy and that’s why my life isn’t moving forward.
Maybe I’m being gently told to slow down because I’m trying too hard to rush ahead.
My pace in life has always been slower than most people’s.
Because of that, I naturally feel impatient.
And yet, the unseen presence keeps offering the same message, again and again, as if smiling softly.
Nothing changes in my relationships with people.
Yet inside me, there are many quiet mysteries.
So today, too, I move forward steadily.
