A
20-year-old Hong Kong policeman has swept to fame online after he talked a
suicidal Pakistani man out of killing himself - in fluent Urdu. The man had
climbed a 20-metre-high (65ft) crane at a construction site, and police were
called to the scene. Ifzal Zaffar, who is of Pakistani descent, duly climbed up
too and addressed him in their shared language. The man agreed to come down,
and was taken to hospital. Constable Zaffar, who also speaks fluent Cantonese,
said he was simply following his training.
March 14 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-39272061
Shown here is the chart for the current sidereal Capricorn ingress of the Sun drawn for Hongkong. Notice
that the Sun is at the apex of a T-square that straddles the horizon axis. This
cardinal T-square between Jupiter, Uranus, and Pluto remains our biggest
astrological influence through the first three-quarters of '17. The
Uranus-Pluto square has been around for a long time and is familiar to readers.
What's different now is the participation of a third planetary player-Jupiter
in Libra-adding a distinct voice to the ongoing discussion between Uranus and
Pluto. Jupiter's additional voice presents us the possibility of opening up to
new alternatives for how to find solutions to the chaos generated by the
Uranus-Pluto square. Jupiter in Libra holds the promise of enhancing our
capacity for dialogue and to gracefully
negotiate win-win solutions where all parties gain something while giving
something else up. These are some of Libra's finest qualities, and Jupiter's
presence there beckons us to invest in such approaches. The impetuous and deranged
action of individuals (Uranus in Aries) often stem from despair and disillusionment with existing
institutions that refuse to change for fear of losing control (Pluto in
Capricorn). In its highest expression, the Uranus-Pluto-Jupiter
T- square would bring about changes that
would make society more balanced,
healthy, and sane. It would promote sharing,
cooperation, and empathy in interpersonal interactions (Libra). And
through this it would help rebuild institutions
(Capricorn) that recognize the genuineness of individual needs (Aries).
The Hongkong police officer is a hero since he lived up to the higher expression of
the T-square. “To protect and serve” defines the core spirituality of working
in law enforcement. In the ideal, every police officer takes on that extraordinary
responsibility as a sacred duty always lives up to it and never forgets it. When
he or she puts on the uniform, every police officer stops being a regular person.
For the durations of their daily work shifts, police officers are no longer “citizens.”
They perform as protective “angels” for all citizens. Yes, they have weapons
and social permission to use them, but the use of deadly force is not their primary authority and should never be
their first choice. Instead, the real power of their authority lies in the
ability to reassure the citizenry that civilization is truly civil.
If we now progress the ingress chart to March 14, the date
of the news, the T-square square once again aligns with the angles creating an
event that contains the essence of what we have discussed above.
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