Thirteen
One day at a time
That's what the person wants. And it makes perfect sense. But they have to see, as we all do in such cases, that it's rare that we get such power and take care of everything all at once. The journey of a 1000 steps begins with one. Same with a house broken and full of junk. It looks insurmountable or like it's going to take a great deal of power to fix...but actually, you can do it. Bit by bit, you can clear it out. And then, issue by issue, you can repair it. We tend, when buried under so many issues, to feel like it's all or nothing. But if we're willing to, as they say in AA, take it one day at a time, not try to solve it all at once, then we can get out from under it. We can have what we want.
I agree he wants the make the trouble vanish. Imagine looking into a house that needs all kinds of repairs and filled to over flowing with junk. That's the 9/Swords. Cleaning it out and fixing it looks like an insurmountable task. You don't want to be forgiven for all this mess. You just want it solved...and you want it solved all at once. It makes you wish you were someone powerful who could command hundreds of people (King/Cups). They'll show up and, at your direction, the junk would be cleaned out, the place repaired and painted. Within a day, it would all be good as new.In this situation, I think the guy wants to be that one who could make the troubles vanish, IF it's this scenario and NOT the scenario of wanting to be forgiven or redeemed.
That's what the person wants. And it makes perfect sense. But they have to see, as we all do in such cases, that it's rare that we get such power and take care of everything all at once. The journey of a 1000 steps begins with one. Same with a house broken and full of junk. It looks insurmountable or like it's going to take a great deal of power to fix...but actually, you can do it. Bit by bit, you can clear it out. And then, issue by issue, you can repair it. We tend, when buried under so many issues, to feel like it's all or nothing. But if we're willing to, as they say in AA, take it one day at a time, not try to solve it all at once, then we can get out from under it. We can have what we want.