Wong Tai Sin Sign 72 · Waiting by the Stump

This story comes from ancient Chinese philosophy, specifically from Mencius and Han Feizi around 300 BCE. A farmer working his fields witnessed a rabbit accidentally run into a tree stump and die. Instead of continuing his daily work, he abandoned his crops and sat by that same stump every day, waiting for another rabbit to meet the same fate. Of course, no other rabbits came. His fields withered, his harvest failed, and he became the laughingstock of his village. The tale became a cautionary parable about passive thinking and false expectations. In Chinese culture, it represents the foolishness of waiting for lightning to strike twice instead of creating your own opportunities through consistent effort.