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Lesson32

DoYouKnowYourOwnCharacter?

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THEOX

You'reahardandconscientiou'sworkerifyouwerebornintheyearoftheOxandyousetabouteverythinginamethodicalanddeterminedmanner.

You'reastrongleader-toughanduncompromising.Youknowwhatyouwantanddon'tletanythingstandinyourway!

Youtakeresponsibilitiesveryseriouslyandplaceagreatdealoftrustinfriendsandcolleagues.Butif.youfeelsomeonehasletyoudown,you'llerupt!

You'realonerwhocherishesyourindependence.Youcanbestubbornandobstinate.You'reapoorloserwhotakessetbacksbadly.AsanOx,you'reoftenratherstudiousandnotrenownedforyoursenseofhumour.

Youlovetraditionandaresuspiciousofanythingnew.

Yourhomeisveryimportanttoyou--it'syourprivatesanctuary.Youmakesurethatmembersofyourclose-knitfamilydotheirshareofthework!

You'reneatandwell-organised,andverypunctual.Nothinginfuriatesyoumorethanbeingkeptwaiting.Yes,youareahardtask-master!

Giventheopportunity,you'dliveinthecountryandspendhourspotteringaroundalargegarden.Notsurprisingly,Oxendowellinagricultureorpolitics.Youarealsoverygiftedintheartsandmusicandmanyofyouenjoyconsiderablesuccessasmusiciansandcomposers.

FemaleOxenarecaringandkind.You'realovingparentandexcellentorganiser.You'reverydeterminedandoftengetwhatyouwantinlife!

Sincere,loyalandunpretentious,Oxenareverydown-toearthcharacters.Youcan,however,beratherreservedandsomemayseeyouasdistantandaloof.

Underneaththatquietnature,though,you'restrong-willedandambitious.Soyouhavethecourageofyourconvictionsandareoftenpreparedtostandupforwhatyoubelieve.

THETIGER

Bornunderthesignofcourage,you'recharismaticandusuallyhavefirmviewsandbeliefs.Youdoeverythingwithenergyandenthusiasm.Ahighlyoriginalthinker,you'renearlyalwaysbrimmingwithnewideas.

Youadoreachallengeandlovegettinginvolved.Atleastonceinalifetimeyou'llthrowcautiontothewindandgooffanddoyourownthing.Withyourrestlessnature,however,yourenthusiasmcansoonwane.

You'reimpulsiveandsometimesregretyouractions-youneedtothinkthingsthrough.Fortunately,you'reluckyinmostenterprisesbut,whenthingsdon'tworkout,yousufferboutsofdepression.

Althoughyourlifeisaseriesofupsanddownsyou'reveryadaptable.Withyourrestlessspirit,yourarelystayinoneplaceforlong.You'reopenandhonestandhatehypocrisy.Soyoucanberebelliousattimes,whichcanleadyouintoconflict.You'reneveronetoshrinkfromarguments.

Tigersarenaturalleadersandyoushouldrisetothetopofyourprofession,thoughyoudon'tlikebureaucracyandhateobeyingorders.Anddespiteyourgreatleadershipqualities,youcanbeindecisiveandoverlysensitivetocriticism.

Tigressesarelivelyandwitty,andyou'regreathostesses.Youtakecareoveryourappearanceandaregoodwithchildren.Youhavegreatteachirigqualities,too.Youhaveaverycaringandgenerousnature.

Tigershavemanycommendablequalitiesandyouareoftenaninspirationforotherpeople.You'llhavefullandsatisfyinglives-providedthatyoucancurbthosewildexcesses!

THERABBIT

Intelligentandwell-mannered,rabbitspreferaquietexistencesoyouhateanysortofunpleasantnessandwilltrytosteerclearofargumentsanddisputes.You'reapacifistandtendtohaveacalminginfluenceonthosearoundyou.

Withyour.wideinterestsyouappreciatetheartsandfinerthingsinlife.Youknowhowtoenjoyyourselfandgravitatetothebestrestaurantsandnightspots.

You'reawittyandintelligentspeakerandlovebeinginvolvedinagooddiscussion,whenyourviewsandadviceareoftensought.Yourarelyraiseyourvoiceinangerandwilleventurnablindeyetomatterswhichdispleaseyoujusttopreservethepeace.Youcanbeasensitivesoulandtakeanyformofcriticismbadly.

Aquiet,efficientworker,youhaveanextremelygoodmemory.You'reoftenastuteinbusinessandfinancebuthatemakingquickdecisions.You'reaplannerwhodoesn'tliketotakerisks.Becauseyou're,conscientiousyouwilldowellinyourchosenprofession-you'reanexcellentdiplomatandwouldmakeagoodlawyerorshopkeeper.You'reagreatcollector,andmanyRabbitsderivepleasurefromstampsorantiques.

Yourhomeisimportanttoyouandyouspendtimeandmoney

onmaintainingandfurnishingit.FemaleRabbitshavecaring,consideratenaturesandyoudoeverythinginyourpowertokeepyourhomehappyandloving.

You'resociableandenjoyentertaining.Withyourgreatability

togetthemaximumoutofyourtime,youinvolveyourselfinnumerousactivitiesbutalwaysfindtimeforachat.

TheRabbitisusuallyluckyinlife.Youoftenhavethehappy

knackofbeingintherightplaceattherighttime!

You'retalentedandquickwittedbutsometimesputpleasurebeforework!

THEDRAGON

You'reaproud,IivelycharacterbornundertheDragon--andyouhavetremendousself-confidence.Dragonsarehighlyintelligentandyou'requicktotakeadvantageofanyopportunitiesthatoccur.You'reaperfectionistwhosetsyourselfhighstandars-youwon'tsufferfoolsgladly.

You'rebluntandforthright,thoughoccasionallygullible.Whencrossed,youcantakequitealongtimetoforgiveandforget.

Youenjoybeinginthelimelightandyou'reatyourbestwhenconfrontedbystickyproblems.Insomerespectsyou'reashowman,andyourarelylackanaudience.Yourviewsarehighlyvaluedandyouinvariablyhavesomethinginterestingtosay!

Dragonshaveconsiderableenergyandyou'reoftenpreparedtoworklongandunsocialhours.Youcan,however,beratherimpulsiveanddon'talwaysconsidertheconsequencesofyouractions.Asyoutendtoliveforthemoment,delaysirritateyoumorethananything.Yourelytremendouslyonyourownjudgmentandcanbescornfulofothers'advice.

Youcherishyourindependencetosuchadepreethatyoumayremainsinglethroughoutyourlife.However,Dragonsoftenhavelotsofadmirerswhoareattractedbyyourflamboyanceandyourstrikinggoodlooks.

ThefemaleDragonknowswhatshewantsinlife,andsetsaboutthingsinaverydeterminedmanner.Nojobistoosmallforyouandyou'reoftenpreparedtoworkextremelyhard,thoughyouhatebeingboundbyroutine.Youdotendtospeakyourmind,too!

Ifyou'reanadventurousDraganyoulllovetogotravellingoffthebeatentrack.Thoughyou'reratherdemanding,youhavemanyfrinedsandyou'renearlyalwaysthecentreofattention.

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WHAT'SAHEAD-THEOX

It'sgoingtobeabusyandimmenselysatisfyingyearforyou,duringwhichhardworkwillpayoff-inabigway!

Oneturnofeventsmayberesentedatfirst,butthiswillworkoutwell.Generally,itwillbeayearofsurprisesduringwhichyoushouldseizeopportunitieswhichpresentthemselves,branchingoutmtonewareas.

Theyearwon'tbewithoutawkwardproblems,though,andyoumayfindyourselfhavingtodealwithsomethingdistasteful.Youshouldbewaryofactingwithoutthebackingofothers.Failuretodosocouldleaveyoufeelingisolated.

Familymatterswillkeepyoubusyandyou'llalsobeinvolvedinmajorhomeimprovements-thesecouldbemuchbiggerthanyoufirstrealised.Financially,itwillbeaveryluckyyearandyoushouldthinkseriouslyaboutstartingalongtermsavingspolicyasashrewdinvestmentinyearstocome.

Generally,1988willbeagoodyearandifyoufollowyourownjudgment,itwillbeveryfulfillingforyouindeed.

WHAT'SAHEAD-THETIGER

Tigersaregoingtobeveryluckyinmanyventures.You'llfindyourselfindemand.Youneedtoresistdistractions,however,andconcentrateononethingatatime.

Athomeyoushouldtreadcarefully.Someoneclosetoyoumaysometimesresentbeingkeptoutofyouractivities.Timespentwithyourfamilyvillbeenjoyableandrewardingandmorefriendswillcomeintoyourcircle.You'llhaveaverybusysociallifethisyearandseveralinfluentialpeoplewillhelpyourcareer.

It'sahighlyromanticyear,too,andyoumaybecomeengagedormarried.Financially~,youneedtorestrainyourspendingandshouldseekprofessionaladvicebeforecommittinganymoney.

Over-exertioncouldleadtoheadachesandyou'llneedtimeforrecreationalactivities,withafewshortbreakseverynowandthen.EvenTigersneedarest!

Generally,you'llbeverypleasedwithyourachievementsduring1988.

WHAT'SAHEAD-THERABBIT

NewandmoredemandingresponsibilitieslieaheadforRabbitswhenyou'llconsolidaterecentgains.Althoughgenerallyquietsouls,youshouldnotbeafraidofmakingyourviewsknown.Youareaisogoingtobesuccessfulinfinancialmattersbutshouldavoidbecomingoverconfidentwithinvesfments.However,youwilimakeseveralfortunatepurchases.

Youwillexperienceafewdifficultiesinyourhomelifeandthesecanbestbesortedoutbybeingopenandfrank.Tokeephealthy,youshouldsticktoabalanceddietandtakeplentyofexercise.You'llbespendingalotoftimeathomecarryingoutalterations.

Generally,Rabbitswillbepleasedwithanyaccomplishmentthisyear.Youmaynotbeateasewitheverythingaroundyoubutyou'llmakelotsofprogress.

WHAT'SAHEAD-THEDRAGON

AsaDragonyou'regoingtoenjoythenext12months-afterall,itisyouryear1Neveronetoletthegrassgrowunderyourfeet,you'llrealisesomeofyourcherishedambitions.Almoststraightawaytherewillbenewsofapromotionorabetterjob.

Itpromisestobeanexciting,innovativeyearandyouwillhavetotakefulladvantageoftheopportunities.Athomeyou'llbebusy,