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Why do people continue to ask the I Ching yes or no questions when we all know the I Ching does not give yes or no answers?
32.3.4.6 - 29.
I think if you really, really wanted nothing but 'yes' or 'no' you would be tossing one coin, once. Turning to the Yi implies you're looking for something more.
If you're asking Yi 'Shall I go to the party?' and will take 60.1 as a 'no', then I think your question was really 'What shall I do about going to the party?' At least, that's the question you're assuming Yi is answering... so I reckon that means it's the one you asked.
I'm not only looking for a strident yes or no, I'm also looking for and even anticipating a 'but why not?, which implies I was expecting an explanation of why
Both Rosada's and Lisa's answers seem to be speaking not to the question but to the emotion, i.e. , behind their questions.
•Re: asking why people do things: out of utter exasperation and a near-fender bender, I once asked Yi the following:
"WHY do people back into parking spaces?!? Why would anyone do that?!!?"
•Re: asking why people do things: out of utter exasperation and a near-fender bender,
But if I get a less direct answer, it can sometimes seem (to me) as if Yi's skipped a crucial step. E.g. if I can only actually either "do" or "not do" something, such as go or not go, it's sometimes really hard for me to tease that out of the reading, and I end up asking, "But what is the advice?"
WHY do people back into parking spaces?!? Why would anyone do that?!!?"
I got 16.5 > 45
But the obvious reasons people reverse into parking spaces is surely
a. they can make a speedier easier getaway when they leave.
b. there are occasions it's actually easier to reverse in than to go in head on
Why does it bother you that people reverse into parking spaces ?
Yes. I nearly had an accident with someone who was doing this, which is what provoked me into doing the reading. Granted, it was a really unusual combination of circumstances with me and the other driver, which will probably never be repeated, but all the maneuvering required to back in can be confusing to people who have no idea what you're doing until you're well into it. (That is, the first thing the person does is drive right on by the parking space, then they stop suddenly and start backing up.)('fender bender' so you don't like reversers because they are dangerous ?)
Because I'm not there when they're doing it and I don't know who they are. Also because I wouldn't want to go up to perfect strangers and ask them such a question . Would you? I suppose if I was already parked, and someone did this right next to me at that very moment and was crooked in a way that affected me - I might point that out. (Re: the near-accident, I think we were both so relieved nothing actually happened that neither of us thought to interrogate the other. We both just left.)Why would you ask Yi when you can find out simply by ordinary means such as asking those who reverse their cars in why they do it ?
I hear you. But then I ask, why would the Yi be partial one way or the other? Whereas it always can offer an objective image of our own mental/emotional condition.
I ask mundane questions all the time. Okay, I live alone and sometimes like to bounce ideas off someone that I know understands where I'm coming from. These questions are entirely subjective. I receive an answer like 54. Huh? How does that answer "which of those two speakers would sound best in my amp?", or perhaps in an attempt to outmaneuver the Yi with, "which of the two speakers would I like better in my amp?" It simply doesn't know, or care. 'What sounds better' is a subjective call, and only I can answer that question. Therefore, 54 becomes something like, "it's up to you to select this temporary bride." Or perhaps throw the question back to me with, "which do you think you'll like in the long run?" I feel such a question deserves such an answer, so I'd typically chuckle and think, 'well, I had that coming to me.'
Because I'm not there when they're doing it and I don't know who they are. Also because I wouldn't want to go up to perfect strangers and ask them such a question . Would you?
But if I'm ever riding in the car with someone I know, and they do this, I'll ask them.
Anyway - the reading - what I thought Yi was saying (thanks to Hilary's commentary) was that backwards-parkers think they're saving themselves time, when really it's taking them significantly longer overall. They have an inspiration (16), which they are "constant" to even though it's factually a bit "ill". Maybe the "not dying" part is that when they do save themselves a tiny bit of time leaving, they're inspired all over again and forget how hard the backing-in part was.
(Is that more than anyone wanted to know about parking? )
Yes I can see how you came to that interpretation now.
upd: Aah, found the book. The second reason is safety - you create a REAL hazard when backing-out on the street, you can't see other cars.
The same with parallel parking - when the space is tight - you just have to back in.
The longer the car the more you feel the difference, because the rear wheels don't turn, they tend to cut the corner.
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