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I think the boar has less nature now, more culture, so it is more than just veneer. He is through and through culture. Well, as far as boars have culture.
How can this be a good thing for the boar?
But then it's true, it may have benefits for the beast.
Maybe Charlie wasn't so good at reading instructions, or maybe he just made the simple association of hot water bottle with boiling water. Anyway, Harvey described how after the first three seconds there was almost nothing left of that wooden pen, and how it took them three days to catch the bull. The bull was old when I saw him. He had to be led around with a nose ring now. He had developed some kind of a problem trusting people. Telling that story was the only time I ever heard old Harvey chuckle.
Bruce:...
Not that that's anything new, of course, but I'm not getting the moral of this story from the boar's point of view. Is is just decrease to the beast to serve humanity? Or, using LiSe's terms, is nature sacrificed for the sake of culture? Is that the ultimatum given here for the boar?
Hi, Bruce:You raise an interesting point, Charly. The line text actually says nothing about the the boar or the human owner, though it may (or may not?) be implied. Assuming for a moment that nothing but the gelded boar's tusks are the object of this line, might that not reduce it to a symbol of man's ferocity? Like the saber, rifle, or set of dueling pistols, they may be but a remnant for man to reminisce of a more dangerous and invested life. Could it be reduced further to mere saber rattling?
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Maybe the whole hexagram is a reminiscence of a nomadic way life, as depicted by the appearance of some topics.
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- 26: big cattle, no home fed
- 26.1: dangerous but profitable (way of life)
- 26.2: moving on carts
- 26.3: pursuing fine horses, wandering long distances
- 26.4: in the origin, taming young oxen
- 26.5: adding f_cking pigs after the oxen
- 26.6: carrying the way of the sky
Hi, Bruce:
Human ferocity is not a reminiscence, it's always actual. Few time has passed from the point of view of history. Our time continues being dangerous.
Had to think about this in the context of 26.5, and you're right. So it does come down to self discipline.
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