By Tasneem Begum Mustapha
Known for their inability to stay in one place without feeling like a room on fire, I think the Sagittarius is unfairly judged. Spontaneous, curious, restless, independent, certain and doubtful. All this to say that Sagittariuses are hiders. Excellent ones. Stay still for too long, reveal too much, and they risk you figuring out who they really are, loneliness, brilliance and all.
Some may despise their restlessness and scoff at their perpetual search for a prize they don’t even know exists — but I think we ought to learn something from them. The Sagittarius is born with the understanding that the world is limitless, but people are constrained. They jump from role to role hoping for serendipity: for assurance that the thing they end up doing is the perfect choice. Along the way, they become their own unique versions of disarming. A byproduct of learning to love every kind of person in every kind of room. They have a propensity for being the safest space in a social environment, the feeling of an instant friend even if you really aren’t. Never the loudest, never dependent on a mean word for laughs — they simply exist as they are.
Fascinatingly, this authenticity is only one half of them. A paradox, I know, authentic should mean the whole of everything, but the archer is special! Full of antinomies! Their pursuit for all the perfection life has to offer leaves them lonelier than they’ll ever admit. When you become home to many because you have been many, how do you feel truly loved for all you are? It is this loneliness that makes the Sagittarius so brilliant. From Jay Z rapping without a pen to Rita Moreno’s devilish intonation, there’s magic in the way they see the world and translate it back to you. Sagittariuses embody the art they create, a sliver of their DNA exposed for the world to see.
Perhaps our non-restlessness as members of the other zodiacs only make us myopic. You should be conscious of this limitation when you speak to a Sagittarius. Each word is important, tone more crucially so. They are resilient, delicate ecosystems — like a solar system made of glass. Beautiful, instead of troublesome, if you care to carry the thought of them home. Don’t worry, they’re probably carrying the conversation you had home, too. While they pore over the lilt of your tone, and wonder if you actually really hate them deep down, you should do the same. Pay close enough attention and you may realise they get quieter the louder you laugh at their jokes. Not because they think there is only space for one person in the conversation, but because they feel safe enough to simply be. The Sagittarius silence is a hard-earned wonder. Bask in it.
My best friend is a Sagittarius. So maybe this is more about the way a Capricorn loves than the way a Sagittarius is, but you’ve got to wait until January to read that article. Till then — happy discovering, our darling Sagittariuses! May your movement be a candle to our stillness. If we are to be still, let it be to adore you, attempt to understand you. You are not behind, or alone. Trust me — you are the wonders of our worlds.
Illustration by Mithalina Taib
