60. Chieh; Limitation Above; K'an the Abysmal water Below; Tui the Joyous lake
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| When times are abundant one
can forget limitations which govern life. This leads to dispersal.
Limitations understood can prevent dispersal.
There are two types of limitation. Outer or inner. The former is the limitation spoken of earlier, the organising useful boundary or parameter. These are usually chiselled into the laws of nature. One cannot consume more than one produces, one can place only so much weight on so much support and so on, but the inner limitations can be ones which prevent one from operating properly. One must know one's own limitations. And operate within them. Preservation results. When it is time to move then move, without the circumstances being correct there may be no virtue in unwarranted motion. Nor in hesitant beginnings. Not wasting energy allows for an accumulation of energy that can be spent when it is needed. As one gets older one learns the limitations governing life. One learns the importance of recognising things for what they are, and seeking the opportunity for what they might be. We can fairly expect people to restrict their impositions on us however we may not impose upon them our notions of what an imposition is. To that end we must by example and by communication achieve a contract. To do otherwise is to do so with too much force. The heart of communication is clarity. To be clear in word and deed leaves no room for misunderstading. |
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Below are the comparative interpretations of a) Legge, b) Willhelm, c) Riefler, d) Crowley
a) not quitting the courtyard outside his door. there will be no error.
b) Not going out of the door and the courtyard Is without blame.
c) He will not leave his own hallway. No mistakes.
d) There is a time when wisdom urges rest.
a) Not quitting the courtyard inside his gate. There will be evil.
b) Not going out of the gate and the courtyard Brings misfortune.
c) He will not leave his own courtyard. Ominous.
d) Another when the bird should leave his nest.
a) with no appearance of observing the (proper) regulations, in which case we shall see him lamenting. But there will be no one to blame (but himself).
b) He who knows no limitation Will have cause to lament. No blame.
c) The man is without restraint. Eventually he will lament. And there will be no one to blame but himself.
d) Observe no rules? Lament; the blame's to thee.
a) quietly and naturally (attentive to all) regulations. There will be progress and success.
b) Contented limitation. Success.
c) Quietly and naturally he observes the proper restraint. Success.
d) Attend them quietly - success flows free.
a) sweetly and acceptably enacting his regulation. There will be good fortune. The onward progress with them will afford ground for admiration.
b) Sweet limitation brings good fortune. Going brings esteem.
c) His restraints are easy to bear. Auspicious. Honor if you advance.
d) Enact right laws - be tactful with degree -
a) enacting regulations severe and difficult. Even with firmness and correctness there will be evil. But though there will be cause for repentance, it will (by and by) disappear.
b) Galling limitation. Perseverance brings misfortune. Remorse disappears.
c) His restraints are easy to bear. Ominous if you keep to your course. Guilt which eventually disappears.
d) For men are vexed when harshly pressed.