Mythological Hero: The Great Shun 大舜
The mythological hero to go with the Kidneys is The Great Shun, who lived around 2200 BC. He succeeded Emperor Yao in leadership and passed his own leadership onto Yu. The Confucians glorified Shun for his modesty and filial piety. The story begins in a similar fashion to Cinderella, in which Shun’s mother dies, his father remarries and has children with the new woman. The step-mother and half-siblings mistreated Shun, who nonetheless reacted to them with nothing but kindness.
Shun is renowned as the creator of Daoshao, 大韶, a symphony of 9 Chinese instruments. This is important in the Kidney symbolism, because 9 is a very important number to go with the Kidneys, being a combination of three 3’s, as well as the association with sound, and therefore the ears, once again.
This story is indicative of the Zhi that the Kidney’s store, and the ability to go beyond any troubles that life may throw your way, if your fidelity is strong enough.
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