"If numbers can truly reveal a person, then why do people born on the same day, month, and year lead such different lives?"

I started learning numerology in 2010.

That year, I met Sister Xiaoling, the founder of CGC, and also participated in the courses she led.

In August of the same year, Sister Xiaoling told me that God wanted our family to establish a shared practice site. Later, we named this place "Love Supply Station".

After the study center was established, many students who had finished their classes would regularly come here.

People gather together to learn and share, and often bring their own life questions with them.

Some people are troubled by relationships, some don't know how to choose, and some just want to understand themselves better.

However, I had only just begun learning at that time.

When faced with questions from people, I often don't know how to answer them or how I can help them.

So I started thinking: Should I learn a tool?

I asked Sister Xiaoling if I should learn Osho cards or other card games.

Unexpectedly, her answer was not any of those.

She told me:

"Guanyin Bodhisattva wants you to study numerology."

At that time, Sister Xiaoling asked me to first find a teacher who teaches numerology online, and then Guanyin Bodhisattva would choose a suitable teacher for me to follow.

Finally, I started learning from Ted, a teacher at Rainbow Numerology, and that's how I stepped into the world of numerology.

Looking back now, I realize that the reason behind "Guanyin Bodhisattva teaches me to see life through numbers" actually began back then.

When I first started learning numerology, like many beginners, I worried about whether I could explain it well or calculate it accurately.

On the one hand, I find numbers interesting, but on the other hand, I'm afraid that my understanding is incomplete and that what I say doesn't fit the other person's situation.

However, I didn't think about it too much back then.

What I was thinking was:

"Whether it's accurate or not, I'll just say as much as I know."

Share as much as you know; say what you see.

It's not because I'm very confident in myself, but because I'm willing to start from what I've already learned.

At first, numbers did seem to me like a way to understand people.

From a person's birth date, we can see different combinations of numbers, and from these combinations, we can also understand the traits, strengths, and habits that this person may possess.

When the analysis aligns with the other person's personality or life experiences, it often elicits a sense of surprise:

"How can it be so accurate?"

And "accuracy" can indeed easily spark someone's interest in numerology.

However, as I helped more and more people, I began to realize something:

Even people born on the same day, month, and year will not live the exact same life.

They may be influenced by the same numerical energy and possess certain similar life traits, but the personality, choices, and life status they ultimately exhibit may be very different.

Because a person is not just a number.

The kind of family he grew up in, what he experienced, the friends he met, the education he received, and the choices he made at each stage of his life will all influence the kind of person he becomes.

In addition, the same numerical energy can be presented in different ways.

When a person lives in a more positive state, that number can become their strength; when they are in a state of injury, fear, or loss of balance, the same energy can also take on a more negative form.

Therefore, knowing a person's numbers does not mean you understand that person.

If we only see the numbers and not his life story, it is easy to turn a living person into a few simple labels.

"You're this number, so you must be very assertive." "You're that number, so you're indecisive." "Your destiny is like this, so your life will probably be like this."

But can a person really be defined by these few sentences?

The longer I study, the less willing I am to draw conclusions about a person based on numbers.

Because numbers can show us certain life tendencies of a person, but they cannot replace the experiences they have had along the way; they can help us open the door to understanding, but they cannot replace us truly entering their life.

"Accuracy" might make people willing to open that door.

However, once the door is open, what truly matters is not proving how accurate the numbers are, but whether the person can begin to understand themselves through the numbers.

What are my innate traits? Which traits have helped me get to where I am today? What reactions are protective mechanisms I developed growing up? What are some habits I know I have, yet repeatedly repeat? If I were willing to adjust, would I have different options?

This is also what I've come to understand more and more deeply about numbers:

Numbers are not the answer to fate, but a mirror reflecting ourselves.

It doesn't tell us, "That's just how you are, there's no way to change it."

Rather, it reminds us: "How are you living out this number right now?"

After studying numerology for a while, I had another profound realization.

Initially, what I said mainly came from the basic knowledge I learned in class; but as more and more people accompanied me, I gradually discovered that sometimes, the understanding that truly emerged in my heart no longer came from the analysis of the numbers.

When I encounter someone's questions about numbers and life, I often find myself offering more relatable and insightful reminders.

Sometimes it's understanding his personality; sometimes it's the life lessons he's facing; sometimes it's a sentence he most needs to hear at that moment.

For me, these are not just skills accumulated over time.

I felt that beyond the numbers, there was a compassion and wisdom from Guanyin Bodhisattva, leading me to see the person behind the numbers.

That's why I would say:

It was Guanyin Bodhisattva who taught me numerology.

It's not that the Bodhisattva is reciting the definitions of numbers for me, nor that I'm asking you to use numbers to predict other people's fates.

Instead, it was through accompanying people time and time again that I learned not to judge a person by their appearance alone, and not to rush to conclusions about them based on a single number.

The Bodhisattva taught me to understand a person's hardships, see their strength, and also see the choices they can still make through numbers.

I gradually came to understand that numbers are just the entry point.

What truly matters is the person behind the numbers.

When someone comes to us, what they need may not be a "I'm very accurate" statement, but rather genuine understanding.

What he needs is not someone to tell him how his life is destined to be; but someone to accompany him through it all.

Even with certain traits and lessons in life, he still has choices.

Therefore, numbers are not a way to predict fate.

It helps us see ourselves.

I see my talents, and I also see my habits; I understand why I react in these ways, and I begin to think about what kind of life I want to live in the future.

Numbers cannot take our lives for us.

But it can be like a mirror, allowing us to see ourselves more honestly when we are confused.

Change can only begin when we truly see ourselves.

Leave a question for yourself.

If numbers are not meant to define you, but rather to help you see yourself, then how are you living out your life's characteristics right now?