The Lunar New Year is here once again, bearing another of the 12 zodiac animals, and it's finally the Ox's turn to make its debut. Happy Chinese New Year to everyone out there who have not already been wished and their more fortunate counterparts. I definitely welcome this year with good faith and renewed vigour(ORD year!). At the same time, i hope everyone will begin this year with much prosperity and radiance.
I was interested in the significance of the year of the Ox and the following was what i chanced upon on the net.
The Year of the Ox has special significance for people born in 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997and 2009.
The Ox is born under the signs of equilibrium and tenacity. He is a hard and conscientious worker and sets about everything he does in a resolute, methodical and determined manner. He has considerable leadership qualities and is often admired for his tough and uncompromising nature. He knows what he wants to achieve in life and, as far as possible, will not be deflected from his ultimate objective.
The Ox tends to have a calm and tranquil nature, but if something angers him or he feels that someone has let him down, he can have a fearsome temper. He can also be stubborn and obstinate and this can lead him into conflict with others.
Ox people are often deep thinkers and rather studious. They are not particularly renowned for their sense of humour and do not take kindly to new gimmicks or anything too innovative.
Once settled in a job or house, the Ox will quite happily remain there for many years. He does not like change and he is also not particularly keen on travel. He does, however, enjoy gardening and other outdoor pursuits and he will often spend much of his spare time out of doors.
Due to his dedicated and dependable nature, he will usually do well in his chosen career, providing he is given enough freedom to act on his own initiative.
The Ox is particularly well-suited to those born under the signs of the Rat, Rabbit, Snake and Rooster.
Famous Ox People: Louis Armstrong, Napoleon Bonaparte, Jim Carrey, Kate Moss and Johann Sebastian Bach.
As the year grows by, the economy is expected to take a greater downturn and it requires much resilience, painstaking effort for many to get by. What an apt symbolism the ox is for us right now, i would say.
A new year is always a ripe time to begin afresh. To me, what matters not are the things that i've done wrong but rather the changes i can make from these errors. Erring is human nature, forgive and forget.
A NEW BEGINNING AWAITS US. Forge on guys
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