Year of the Rat

The legend...

There is a legend that says Buddha summoned the animals to pay their respects while he lay on his deathbed - only twelve came.

Buddha immortalized those who came by designating a year for each of them.

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Chinese New Year 2008 - Year of the Boar or Rat

Happy New Year of the Rat!

The Rat year is a year of plenty, bringing opportunity and good prospects. It will be marked by speculation and fluctuations in the prices of commodities and the stock market; the world economy in general will boom.

Business will be be on the upswing, fortunes can be made and it will be an easy time to accumulate wealth. However, this is also the time to make long-term investment plans as the bonanza the year of the Rat brings will serve to see us through the bleak years that may follow.
All ventures begun at this time will be successful if one prepares well. But do not take chances or unnecessary risks: the year of the Rat is still ruled by the cold of winter and darkness of night. Those who speculate indiscriminately and overextend themselves will come to a sad reckoning.

On the whole, this will be a happier year than most; free from explosive events and wars and with far less catastrophes than, say, the years of the Tiger or the Dragon.

Nonetheless, it will be spicy. It promises a lot of bickering, bargaining and petty arguments that will do little harm. A congenial time that will find most of us socializing and enjoying ourselves.

Happy New Year!

I am the self-proclaimed acquisitor
I am a link yet I function as a complete unit
I aim at encompassing heights
And strike my target
Sure and steady.

Life is one joyous journey for me.
Each search must end with a new quest.
I am progress, exploration and insight.
I am the womb of activity.

I am the Rat.

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