25. Wu Wang; Innocence Above; Ch'ien the Creative heaven Below; Chen the Arousing thunder |
21st Century |
Comparisons |
| If everyone were as bad as cynicism would
suggest then society would be intolerable and time with our
neighbours would be time spent with piranha.
Fundamentally all people are born good. The instinct of preservation, the feminine side, is drawn to the good option. Survival is underpinned not by self interest but by altruism. Where individuals are concerned with the welfare of the whole the society militates in the interests of its individual participants. Thus the high value placed on the preservation of a life in stark contrast to a past where lives were taken at whim. When life is cheap society is invariably in decline and headed for extinction. In a society where people are viewed as valuable resources rather than breeding vermin the quality of life will continue to improve. There are no exceptions. It is incorrect to assume anything about the behaviour of people under pressure. Under pressure the innate good will shine through. There are only a few things we truly own, no matter who we are. That thing which cannot be taken is imagination. Out of imagination comes hope. An eye on the past, a view to the future and a quiet resolve to get through the present. When misfortune comes it also goes. Does it make sense, do you believe in it and does it serve the purpose of improving things? Asking these things engenders the innate good in one. |
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Below are the comparative interpretations of a) Legge, b) Willhelm, c) Riefler, d) Crowley
a) free from all insincerity. His advance will be accompanied with good fortune.
b) Innocent behaviour bring good fortune.
c) The natural man acts naturally. Auspicious if you advance.
d) Free from all insincerity, press on!
a) one who reaps without having ploughed (that he might reap), and gathers the produce of his third year's fields without having cultivated them the first year for that end. To such a one there will be advantage in whatever direction he may move.
b) One does not count on the harvest while ploughing, Nor on the use of the ground while clearing it, It furthers one to undertake something.
c) The natural man ploughs his field; not for the harvest to come, but just because it is time. The natural man cultivates his garden for three years; not for the greater beauty, but just because it is in the nature of gardens to be cultivated. Improvement no matter what you do.
d) Good going if thou reap with never a plough!
a) calamity happening to one who he free from insincerity; - as in a case of an ox that has been tied up. A passer by finds it (and carries it off), while the people in the neighbourhood have the calamity (of being accused and apprehended).
b) Undeserved misfortune. The cow that was tethered by someone Is the wanderer's gain, the citizen's loss.
c) A traveller steals an ox that has been tied near the home of the natural man. The natural man is accused and arrested. Calamity.
d) Yet - innocence oft bears guilt's branded brow.
a) ( a case) in which, if its subject can remain form and correct, there will be no error.
b) He who can be persevering Remains without blame.
c) No mistakes if you keep to your course.
d) Firmness, correctness: these bid woe be gone
a) one who is free from insincerity, and yet has fallen ill. Let him not use medicine, and he will have occasion for joy (in his recovery).
b) Use no medicine in an illness Incurred through no fault of your own. It will pass of itself.
c) The natural man falls ill. he does not resort to medicine and recovers naturally.
d) The good man sick? He needs no doctor-don.
a) free from insincerity, yet sure to fall into error, if he take action. (His action) will not be advantageous in any way.
b) Innocent action brings misfortune. Nothing furthers.
c) The natural man is sure to make a mistake if he takes action. No improvement.
d) Time's come when Silence's book is best to con.