What does fortune telling mean?

"I can't count the humble lives of all sentient beings. Looking back, there is no way. " The general meaning is:

In the vast sea of people, people, whether yellow, white, brown or black, whether things are planted or fly away, are in the ocean of love and desire; As cheap as ants, if they are transported to the boss, their teeth will wrinkle, their hair will turn gray, they will see infinity and they will be sad and helpless.

This sentence comes from the documentary "Fortune Telling" filmed by China independent film director Xu Tong, which was released in August 2009. This sentence comes from the end of the film, "I can't count the lives of countless people, but I can't turn back."

The meaning expressed in this sentence is roughly: all beings suffer, so everyone is willing to believe that there is a kind-hearted Buddha who holds his head three feet high. He treats everyone equally and has great skills. He listened carefully to everyone's troubles and saved all beings in from the mire.

Fortune-telling is the spiritual sustenance of all sentient beings and the only thing that gives them hope in a life without light.

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The creative background of "countless people's humble lives, looking back at mixed tastes";

Xu Tong, director of Fortune Teller, 1965 was born in Beijing and graduated from the photography department of Beijing Broadcasting Institute. This is his second documentary feature film after Wheat Harvest. There have been photos and novels before.

As one of the representatives of independent documentary industry, Xu Tong has been paying attention to the bottom people in China society. Through the recording of the lens, the story and heart of the characters are vividly displayed.

Xu Tong went to Xinggong Village in Yanjiao, Hebei Province to find a friend. He came across a fortune teller and hit it off with him. At that time, Xu Tonggang had just finished filming "Wheat Harvest" and had not started editing.

After several conversations, the two sides began to get to know each other. Xu Tong picked up the machine and took pictures of the fortune teller. The shooting cycle of fortune telling is long. Xu Tong was editing "Wheat Harvest" and shooting the film at the same time.

Later, after the completion of Wheat Harvest, Xu Tong moved to Yanjiao to shoot this film. The first edition of the film was edited 183 minutes, and finally cut into pieces 129 minutes.

Xu Tong pointed the camera at sex workers, fortune tellers, beggars, local ruffians and so on, showing the lively existence of this group of people in difficult situations.

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