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Hello,
Thank you guys for your help. Willowfox, i'm afraid reminding him his engagement (to take me out on a date) is the solution. I won't give up on him and we'll see what happens next.
Cheers,
Mousse
44 generally shows an influence that throws you off balance, (IMO) I think line 1 here indicates that the whole thing is better nipped in the bud. Thats how it looks to me from here anyway-
I don't see what line Wfox says means "do not give up on him" ?
I don't see what line Wfox says means "do not give up on him" ?
Check out line 44.4 it says don't turn away from this insignificant person as she never knows when she will need him for some purpose. So, don't alienate someone just because you are annoyed.
trojan - Is there a specific author you prefer to Wilhelm?
For example, regarding 44.4 Karcher has quite a different rendering:
Line 4: "This means keeping what is common at a distance. There are no creative possibilities in this. A barren womb. Objecting or rebelling won't help.
Direction: Subtly penetrate to the core of the problem. Turn conflict into creative tension. The situation is already changing."
I thought it might be useful to have Wilhelm in front of us:
NIne in the fourth place means:
No fish in the tank.
This leads to misfortune.
Insignificant people must be tolerated in order to keep them well disposed. Then we can make use of them if we should need them. If we become alienated from them and do not meet them halfway, they turn their backs on us and are not at our disposal when we need them. But this is our own fault.
The misfortune inhering in the fact that there is no fish in the tank comes from his having kept aloof from the people.
The fourth place is that of the minister. The six at the beginning stands here for the inferior, lowly people. There is a relationship of correspondence between the two lines. Furthermore, it would be the duty of the official to keep in touch with the people. But this has been neglected. The line belongs to the trigram Ch'ien which strives upward, away from the people below. By doing this it attracts misfortune to itself. The corresponding nine in the third place of the preceding hexagram is also isolated, but there the inner attitude is correct, here it is not.
-Wilhelm
Could Karcher be possibly wrong with this interpretation?
Wang Bi is suggesting not to cut oneself of from the common folk.
Balkin also says do not cut yourself of from others as you may just need them oneday.
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