Should I help her? 20.5.6 to 2

[emilia_ro]

A cousin (who is more like a sister) lost some money she didn't even have by getting trapped in a scam. It was like an app where you "invest" money and then you can get a big return in a few days. I know... how can she fall prey to that? I asked her, and she said she was desperate. She owed money to one of her roommates and borrowed from her other roommate to do this. The result is that she now has double the debt. The amount is not much (around 150€), but it's a big amount for her since she is always broke and struggling.

I have some savings, so in theory, I could send her the money to pay off her debts. It's not an amount of money I would spend lightly. I'm afraid that if I help her, she won't "learn the lesson" or get used to me bailing her out, instead of doing a change of attitude towards work and money. However, I can also empathise with her desperation.

The answer was 20.5.6 to 2. At first glance, it has a very literal meaning: I am in fact contemplating my own life (can I afford it? Am I in a position to do this?) as well as the lives of others (is this good for her?). I struggle to find a deeper meaning to this reading. Perhaps I should ask again with a clearer question? What do you think?

 

[rosada]

Help her. In the big picture (20) you wont miss it (2).
p,s, It wouldn’t be inappropriate to ask her to pay you back when she can.

 

[Azul77]

You are taking your time in deciding what to do, that is what hexagram 20 talks about, you are looking at the possibilities which is the whole field of 2.
The lines both end in that there is no mistake. On the side of the others, that is, your cousin and on your own side, therefore I would dare say that helping her to solve this problem will be without mistake, because it seems that you do want to help her to go beyond your slight reticence.

 

[angelatlantis14]

Hello Emilia,

to me the reading seems to say that you do not need to ask, as you have all the knowledge of what to do already. You just need to look inside yourself (line 5) and also look into your cousins decisions (line 6) and be receptive to what you find there (relating Hex 2). Draw your conclusions. Then you will know what to do. In essence you already do, but have not made the decision for yourself, whatever it will turn out to be.

My impression is that you are hesitant to loan the sum, for the reasons, you have already outlined - otherwise, since it is not a big sum, you would likely have already payed it out to her. Bur you have resevations on a fundamental level, asking yourself if this is really helpful for your cousing in the long run.

So the reading to me says, listen to your inner voice, all the facts are there.

best wishes

Annette

 

[emilia_ro]

Thank you everyone for your interpretations. I decided to go ahead and send her the money. She's beyond happy and grateful and I'm also happy about being able to help her. We settled on an exchange instead of asking her to pay me back (she's building her reiki practice, so I will get some reiki sessions ).