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In "open space", Anon99 points a paradox that is related with our responsibility when we comment others' answers
"(when you think the answer is against consultant's whises))...keep your thoughts to yourself OR is it justifiable in anyway to let them know what you honestly think.....Is it kinder to shut up or to speak out?"

In case it could be interesting, I translate this article that was written in 1915. Though it is about astrologers, it can be applied by students of Yi Jing :

Code of the Good Astrologer
1-Wisdom: The astrology considered by the former ones a " Small Tao " *, really has big consequences. The principal goal of many astrologers is obtaining money for this route, without importing the truth, not even the knowledge. If their tools are not good, the clients will not have confidence in them. If they do not have a decent way of doing money, they will do it without scruples. This is something for what we should worry. Therefore we must do an effort to find what is real. To do it we must study, not only astrology, but all the things related to it and to Life. When we have wisdom, our readings will be precise. Our moral standard will be major. Everyone that wants to be an astrologer must begin hereabouts. * (The Great Tao were the matters of the government)

2-Constant adjustment: Someone said: The astrology is not always precise. It can be precise in 70 % or 80 %. The discrepancy could be produced by the different local Feng Shui. It can be due to the family precedents. It can be for the good karma created by the good actions. It can be for the interior demons, which bring disastrous consequences. All that can change the life of a person. Because of it we say that there are constants adjustments that do the predictions unpredictable. Nevertheless we must abolish the idea of that a person can turn aside totally of the path of his/her destiny. We know that occasionally reading a chart of life is not precise, for what constant we must do adjustments. If we are not flexible we can commit big mistakes. As astrologers we wish that our work be perfect, we need to add to our Feng Shui study, the family precedents and even the local climate where the person was born. What is more important is to determine the moral level of the person, his/her attitude to life and to discover the kind of life he/she is wanting to live, (to be rich or poor, or to die young or elderly). This one would be a good way of doing a reading

3-Words: Confucio said: " Be rapid in actions and cautiously in words " S?crates said: "The sky gave to the man two ears, two eyes and one mouth. It means that one should hear and see the double that one speak"
These sayings have lessons for us. Nevertheless, the speech is an important way of acquiring knowledge. The speakers and educators must have a good tool to be able to be interested to their audience. Not matter how well it is the content: If audience fall asleep, which is the usefulness?.
The exhibition of an astrologer must be exposed clearly and logically, without exaggerations or mistakes. In sum, it must be as an honest, but interesting exposition ; of height and not vulgar; concise but not "dry". If the points key are givven with attention, then it will be better still

4-Virtue: Confucio said: " do not see indecent scenes, use obscene words, listen to disagreeable histories, or write unworthy things "
These four areas can distinguish an honourable person from the unworthy one, to the virtuous one of an ignoramus. If only we center in the elegance of our clothes and the beauty of our house, without keeping in mind what we read, we write, see, speak or do, we will be pushed back by decent people.
Therefore, to establish a good reputation we must take care what we see, do and speak. How we dress or arrange our home will be secondary.
If we can do this, we will be able to establish a good reputation and win us the respect of the nearby and distant people. This is known by the common one of the persons. Can we the astrologers ignore it?

5-Stimulus: When we advise the people for the good actions, we must not wait for remuneration. When we warn someone about his/her mistakes, we must not be afraid to be hated.
Our only goal must be the public service and help to construct a better world.

6.- 6-Councils:
Someone said: " The movement is a life. The apathy is the death "
To develop the life is the foundation of the things.
How can a man who does not work support his) wife and parents?.
When someone without work avenges for advice, make him know that God helps whom one helps to yes same. Assure yourself that he/she does not waste his/her time in anything unreal, year after year.
A man in his labyrinth, will never find the way out alone. As astrologers we must indicate the best way to him.

7-Financial warnings: Mencio said: " That one that has resources, has possibilities. That one that nothing has, will not be able to last. Without resources to live, some of them will do anything to survive " Guan Zi said: " When the granary is full, we can speak with property. When we have food and clothes, we can speak about glory and a sorrow(sentence) ". Of these wise words we can the relation between(among) the wealth and the persons. Therefore when we read the life of a person we must warn him/her that he/she makes reserves in the sunny days. When he/she is in his/he lucky period, warn him/her about the rainy days.
Say to him/her that makes appropriate investments, instead of spending in extravagancies.
This is what a responsible astrologer would do.

8-Charity: Confucio said: "A word can make prosper a nation. Another word can make it a wretch. Great influence have the words! " When a person comes to you and you see that his/her destiny is poor and full of hard years, must not say the truth to him/her with hardness. That only will make he/she loses hope.
On the other hand, you must console him/her saying to him/her that to be rich it is defined by Heaven, but to live with happiness and decency is a personal decision, based on the own effort.
Say to him/her that if he/she works diligently, with honesty and without waste, when good days come he/she might accumulate wealth.
This is not superficial or to give false hopes. It is the way of keeping him/her alive and working.
At the moment of the payment, we must decline . As astrologers, even if we cannot donate any money to help to the poor, at least we can donate something of our time and knowledge.

9-Chastity: Someone said: " Those that were your friends while you were poor, must not be forgotten. Your wife, who supported you on these difficult moments, must not be leave". There is an old advice mentioned that never look for another couple after achieving wealth.
Today is normal to have a second wife or lovers when economic situation improves. This is wrong.
When you read this in the life of a person, warn him of not doing it. Do emphasis in the importance of the family harmony.
The words of an astrologer must be the parallel one of the Great Teachings

10- Gain money with honor: The legendary doctor Bian Juen said: " There are six types of patients that I will not treat " 1-That one that is irrational. He will not recover. 2-That one who believes that the money is more important than the health. I will not treat him. 3-That one who does not accept advice on which to eat or to use. I will not treat him. 4-That whose spirit is unstable, sometimes happy, sometimes depressed. I will not treat him. 5-That one that is too weak to receive treatment. I will not treat him. 6-That one who believes in wizards and not in doctors. I will not treat him".
The astrologers also should have six kind of persons, on which we would decline before giving them a consultation: 1-the one that is rich and rude. 2-the one that is dishonest and loves the money. 3-the one that is involved in illegal matters. 4-the one that tries to test your precision giving false information. 5-That one who does not believe in the destiny. 6-That one that does not know his/her information accurately.
If there is no a general guide and indiscriminate consultations are given to anyone who asks for it, one takes great risks.
Confucio said: " If you do not speak to whom pay attention to you, you will lose a friend. If you speak to whom don't pay attention to you, you will lose your energy and your time ".
Only a wise person understands thi sentence
 

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