Daily Meditation: Tuesday, June 10, 2003

As the ancient astrologers have taught us:'The stars …

06/10/2003

As the ancient astrologers have taught us:'The stars predispose but do not determine.' Yes, the stars exert an influence, but human beings have the power to resist it. Would you like me to explain how the stars affect us? Take the example of a pretty young girl: she does not say to the boy she meets:'Come with me, hug me.' She does not throw herself at him, or even approach him; she feigns indifference. But she puts on airs, she strikes poses... The boy, of course, is not unaffected by this ploy, and it is he who makes the advances. You see, she said nothing, she did nothing, but nevertheless she influenced him. Why? Because he is weak. Well, the stars are exactly like pretty girls: they manage to awaken something in a human being, and if he is weak, he succumbs. They inspire in him a flash of anger, for example, and he rushes out to strike his neighbour. Later the stars can say: 'But we did not force him!' Yes, but he has already knocked out his neighbour, and his difficulties have only just begun.