Divination and Guidance
If you foresee a possible disaster, should you wait for it to happen to prove your prediction was accurate?
English translation draft · Based on the Chinese article. This is not a word-for-word translation approved by Master Shengyuan.
No. If you believe something bad may happen, you should hope the person stays safe and try to help, rather than wait for it to happen to prove how accurate your prediction was. Being able to help matters more than appearing impressive.
I used a traffic accident as an example: if a reading suggested that someone might soon have a serious accident, of course I would hope they could avoid it. I would also want to do what I could through prayers for protection, hoping to lessen a major misfortune or avert a minor one. This was a hypothetical example to explain the intention behind helping others, not an actual accident used to demonstrate accuracy.
If nothing happens afterward, some people might say the teacher was inaccurate. But we must not wish for someone to be hurt just to make ourselves look accurate. The same applies when discussing natural disasters. Making a prediction sound more frightening does not make it better. What matters to me is hoping the disaster does not happen and being willing to do what we can.