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On August 5, 2021 at 1:18 PM
what is the optimal use of my life today?
and received a response of:
48 Well
The Statement of the first hexagram
Well. A city may change,
but the well does not.
It does not lose, it does not gain.
In spite of all who come and go from a well,
it remains a well.
But if the rope cannot reach,
or if the well's vase is upended:_
misfortune.
but the well does not.
It does not lose, it does not gain.
In spite of all who come and go from a well,
it remains a well.
But if the rope cannot reach,
or if the well's vase is upended:_
misfortune.
The changing lines
The second line:
The well bottom gushes carp.
A broken jug leaks.
The well bottom gushes carp.
A broken jug leaks.
The fourth line:
The well lined with brick.
No fault.
The well lined with brick.
No fault.
31 Feeling
The Statement of the second hexagram
Feeling. Pervasive
with gainful purity.
Taking a spouse brings fortune.
with gainful purity.
Taking a spouse brings fortune.
The Image of the first hexagram
Wood above water: well.
The noble one encourages
the people and lends them
assistance.
The noble one encourages
the people and lends them
assistance.
The Image of the second hexagram
Lake on a mountain:
feeling.
The noble one
accepts people openly.
feeling.
The noble one
accepts people openly.
