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They fear the consequences otherwise.
By Ruby Miranda — Written on Jun 06, 2019
I once heard someone say that America was a buffet and one only had to know where to show up and ask for whatever's being doled out. And should they receive, they can take in that hand out, whether or not they deserve it. I won't debate this, but it does open up the idea of getting what we pay for, and paying our share when it is required.
Call it a sense of responsibility or just plain guilt, but there are some of us who pay on time, every time. And this isn't just about paying bills, this is about being there for someone or knowing when to give back. It's about knowing when the time has come to do what is right because you have personal experience of what it's like to do without something essential.
Some responsible zodiac signs in astrology are naturally inclined towards this kind of behavior, and when the time comes for them to pay their dues, whatever those dues may be, they do not hesitate. And while this may be a sign of great integrity, the way these signs own up to their personal debt can be quite different from sign to sign.
So, who are the zodiac signs who always pay their dues?
1. CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 19)
Here you have on-time payment royalty, and you know it, Capricorn. That's why you like to make money, so when it comes to paying the daily dues of life, you can toss in your payment and live like a free bird for the rest-o-the-month.
In relationships, you're the same; you want your partner to feel loved and cherished, and you make a concerted effort to "pay your dues" with emotional support.
2. LIBRA (September 23 - October 22)
You've got another way of paying your dues, Libra, and that is through karma. While everyone perceives you as the well-balanced Libran of the scales, in real life, imbalance rules supreme.
You pay your dues faithfully in the humiliating form of watching your mistakes come to bite you on the a**. You always pay your dues, because you always create scenarios where you're doing the wrong thing to someone, and eventually, they're going to want payback. Hence, you pay.
3. GEMINI (May 21 - June 20)
You believe in fair transactions in love and in war, and you always go about your day conscious of what you'll owe and what you'll pay. Your heart has been bruised terribly and you walk around with heaviness and grief, unable to get past what ails you.
A broken heart requires lots of care and attention, and you spend a lot of time alone, mending your own soul. You pay your own dues by watching too much time go by, as if you're waiting for someone to wake you up.
4. VIRGO (August 23 - September 22)
You pay your dues because you are terrified of consequences. You live in a very rigid world of expectations. If you, personally, do something that bothers your conscience — like not paying a bill — you will live through a merciless string of nightmarish imagined fantasies of your imprisonment and death.
You are so dramatic in your visions of self-doom that you'd rather just pay the bill, do the right thing, have the conversation and avoid the death penalty of your paranoia run wild.
5. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 - December 21)
It might not occur to the world that someone as self-centered and absorbed as you are, Sagittarius, can also be quite sleuth when it comes to putting attention on to what counts like relationships, and the upkeep of a household. Yet, you're on the ball with all this.
You're big on communication and honesty, and you like to get your way, and for that privilege, you are always willing to put in the time and pay those dues.
6. LEO (July 23 - August 22)
Because you want to make sure everything in your world is running smoothly, you know that you need to take control of just about everything and everyone. And in order to gain trust and access to whatever you need, you have to play by the rules and pay those dues.
You can't rise to the top — and that's where you, Leo, want to be — without learning the ropes, so you don't complain here. If you want something done, you do it yourself, and to do it yourself you have to pay your dues. No problem.
Ruby Miranda is a New Yorker who learned astrology, I Ching and all types of cartomancy and numerology from her crazy, gypsy mother. She currently writes for a wide range of esoteric publications.