天变 - Change of mandate

Dynasty change or rise and fall of empire/regime are inevitable, like the advent of natural calamities, droughts, floods, earthquakes etc. Often such epic changes of history will be preceded by a series of warning signs that things are not going well and change is eminent. The tears of 2011 were shed in vain. They were genuine tears of regret, to do things right, to right the wrongs. But victory and success often blinded the fools and they would plod down the path of self destruction. And absolute power makes ignoring the pains and cries of the masses easier. Just give a little lip service, we cared, we are compassionate, we empathized with your shit life but what to do? Work hard, tighten your belt and trust us, live within your means and accept your lousy fate.

The slew of events that happened quickly, one after another, did not happen by chance. They were designed, not by anyone. I am looking at the developments and the turning of the wheel of fortune from a fatalistic perspective. No regime in power would want to do itself in. Neither would they want to dig their own grave. But dig they would and would keep on digging, thinking that it was meant for their enemies without having a clue that it was their own grave. They would trip and fall into the freshly dug grave many a times, only to pull themselves out with an embarrassing grin, but would keep digging. The warning signs that it was there for them did not haunt them. They could see no wrong in what they were doing. They were too conceited and deluded to think otherwise. They wanted the enemies to fall in and be buried. How could they be buried in the grave instead? Not logical, cannot be.

The enemies need not do anything. The enemies could afford to go on their lives normally without having to lift a finger in a time like this. Let the devil do its own work. It is unbelieveable that this is happening and getting more frequent, more hilarious and serious in nature. Game over is the natural outcome.

Zhu Geliang must be smiling, having read the stars correctly, he is waiting for the moment to come. His order to his men, do nothing, let the enemies bury themselves. When good men are leaving and only the mediocre are joining the camp, it is a sure way to the end. Go with the flow, not the flow of men but with the tide of history.