To help nephew despite family resistance? - 43.2 to 49.

[pagu]

Hi everyone,

It is the first time I am posting here, I just joined this site. I am glad it exists. I hope one or some of you can help me interpreting a reading.

Context:

My nephew who I love very much had a serious psychotic episode (possibly schizophrenia, not diagnosed yet). His mom, my middle sister (I am the youngest), was also diagnosed with bipolar disorder. She lives in a very small Brazilian town far away from the capital, where there is no proper treatment for them. He was supposed to be taking medicines but last week I found out that she was neglecting the due attention and he was throwing the medicine away. I now live in Canada, and am months away from finishing my PhD, a project that I invested years of my life on. I can't go there right now without jeopardizing this project. My family back in Brazil - my dad, mom and older sister (we're 3) - seem to be in a strange state of denial. Nobody has gone to talk to the psychiatrist who is treating them both. They say that despite her mental illness she is an adult, and can take care of herself and her son. Her life story and current behavior says otherwise. I told my family I was extremely concerned and would like at least one to try understanding their conditions and assessing if they should consider moving to the capital to get proper psychotherapy treatment, besides the chemical medication. They are adamant it is not necessary and I should take care of my own life. They think I am, from far away, accusing the whole family of neglect. I am genuinely concerned, afraid that so far away and without proper treatment a very bad thing can happen to one of them or to both.

The Question:

I asked if I should insist trying to convince my older sister (parents are old and stubborn) to do what I am confident is the right thing: to talk to their psychiatrist in order to understand the whole picture and how to better help my middle sister and my nephew. Hexagram was 43.2. I interpret it is telling me to go ahead, to speak out my own conviction (43). What I don't get is if line 2 is telling me to prepare for the worst, or giving me hope. Could resulting hexagram 49 mean here that they will believe (listen to) me eventually and this can avoid disaster? Or that a big and painful revolution is on its way and I should prepare myself?

I would truly appreciate an outside insight on this one. Pagu

 

[chingching]

its just saying be prepared , on guard, think two steps ahead, consider all outcomes and how you would deal with them, then go ahead.

the fan yao 49.2 is 'make it happen, your own message'(wilhelm, wikiwing, lise)...so in the context of making this thing happen be like a boy scout....

and then from decinding and resoluteness you can bring about the change.

 

[pagu]

Thanks, your insight was much appreciated! It makes much sense to me. The preparation mentioned in line two then relates more to the immediate task ahead of me: convincing my sister of the need to actively engage in the situation. I should make sure she understands I am not accusing anybody, and should also take into account hers and my parents own internal fears. Reading your reply I could see that I was projecting my fear on the meaning of the line.

Pagu