信 Believe

信(Shin-jiru)Believe

This letter has a meaning of “Believe.”
Originally, the left side of this letter is a person, and the underside of right is a mouth. The upper side is an edged knife.
The whole of this letter’s shape is that someone is swearing with a sharp knife next to his face.

Therefore, this letter tells us, believing is like swearing with a sharp knife next to your face. Please imagine that situation. You are about to be killed, and you have to swear something, after swearing you must keep your promise. Isn’t it scary?

That’s why this letter tells us believing is not so easy. Though it is important, also it is awful and scary. Maybe you have feeling like believing is difficult, and you would have a fear to believe.

Now we are having this card, it means you should believe and you will be able to believe.
If it is difficult to believe others, it will be a good way to start from believing yourself.
Once you can believe yourself, also you will be able to become a person who can believe others.

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