Deities and Faith
If Master Ji Gong begins with a joke, should I stop asking?
English translation draft · Based on the Chinese article. This is not a word-for-word translation approved by Master Shengyuan.
Not necessarily. Listen to what follows. Sometimes Master Ji Gong opens lightly and then explains reasons and answers. Taking only the first sentence as a prohibition may miss the later reminder.
We discussed relationship questions where he first joked that the Matchmaker should be asked instead, but still responded afterward. This familiar style of conversation did not mean asking that subject always led to rejection.
During the pandemic people repeatedly asked when restrictions would end. The reminder was that human actions also mattered. Besides waiting for a date, consider what you can cooperate with or adjust. Hearing the whole response makes its faith-based guidance clearer.