36

yesterday was my 36th birthday.
although i'm not the kind of man that celebrates himself i must admit i have been looking forward to this day for quite a while.
more than 5 years ago i lived in a house with number 36. the number has been following me. when i get in my car and start the engine, my clock shows xh36min, when i watch my distance counter, 36 is involved. number plates, phone numbers, ... anything.
every day i see 36.
I Tjing says
36. Ming I - Darkening of the light.
meaning that one who casts such a hexagram (I Tjing is a collection of 64 hexagrams and each has its own wisdom divided in 6 lines) should keep a low profile.
honestly, i want to break free!! i don't want to keep a low profile, i want to scream it out. i want to create and i want to be loved for who i am.
36 gave me the creeps for a while.
until a wise man told me that 36 is the number of an important period. in ancient china a king was locked in a dark cell for 7 years.
in these 7 years he wrote the I Tjing, which is considered one of the greatest books of wisdom.

so here i am now. sitting down, writing and being 36 years of age.
i'm extremely curious about what this age will bring me.
hoping the era of 36 has come to an end...