Hexagram 13: 同人

tóng rénfellowship with others

Upper Trigram
Lower Trigram

Judgment

tóngfellowship with, community
rénothers, people, humanity
in, amidst; on
countryside, wilds, uncultivated, frontier
hēngfulfillment, satisfaction, success, completion
worthwhile, rewarding, favorable
shèto cross, ford, ferry, venture, experience
great, big, major
chuānstream, river, current, waters
worth; rewarding, warranting, meriting
jūnnoble, worthy, honored
young one, heir, disciple
zhēnpersistence, determination, resolve, loyalty

同人于野,亨。利涉大川,利君子貞。——喺野外同人團契。成功。有利渡大水。基於普遍關注而唔係私人利益嘅真團契可以完成困難工作。

Image

tiānheaven; the sky, celestial
accompanies; along, together with
huǒfire, flame
tóngfellowship with
rénothers
jūnnoble, worthy, honored
young one, heir, disciple
according to; uses; with, by
lèikind, type, class, category, species
family, clan, tribe, relation, kin
biànto distinguish, identify, differentiate
beings, creatures, entities, things

天與火,同人;君子以類族辨物。——團契需要多樣性中嘅組織——唔係混亂,而係結構化開放。

Digital Artifact

ARPANET 嘅 Request for Comments 協議

Steve Crocker / ARPA 研究員 (1969)

當佢哋起第一批後來變成互聯網嘅節點,研究員面對一個問題:點樣喺唔同機構、唔同地方嘅人之間建立團契,大家都做緊同一個前所未有系統嘅唔同部分?Steve Crocker 發明咗 RFC——Request for Comments(意見徵求)。唔係命令,唔係權威規範。請求。徵求意見。向所有人開放。第一份 RFC(RFC 1)真係咁寫:『呢啲筆記打算係對當前問題嘅非正式快速反應;佢哋唔係官方政策聲明。』呢種謙虛、呢種開放,創造咗真正嘅團契。火(目的嘅清晰)升向天(普遍範圍)。一種柔順本性(Crocker 嘅謙虛)團結好多堅定嘅人(所有嗰啲聰明、固執嘅電腦科學家)。RFC 變咗互聯網管治嘅基礎——公開嘅團契,唔係透過權威而係透過共同目標。任何人都可以睇。任何人都可以評論。我哋每日用嘅協議存在係因為團契成功咗。

Historical Context

Period
周代
Oracle Bone Etymology
天(☰)喺上,火(☲)喺下——火嘅本性係向上燃到天,創造團契嘅形象。一條柔爻團結剛爻。
Traditional Use
古文形容呢個係基於普遍關注而唔係私人利益嘅人和平聯合。入面清晰,出面強大——持久團契嘅特質。

Lines

Line 1: 同人于門無咎

tóngfellowship with, community
rénothers, people, humanity
at, by, before
méngate, door, entrance
no; not; nothing; without, with no
jiùblame; wrong; mistake, error

Line 2: 同人于宗吝

tóngfellowship with, community
rénothers, people, humanity
only in, within, inside
zōngclan, sect, faction, exclusive circle
lìnembarrassment, humiliation; poverty

Line 3: 伏戎于莽升其高陵三歲不興

cache, hide, conceal, crouching with
róngweapons, arms; armed
in, inside, within, amidst
mǎngunderbrush, thicket, bushes, weeds
shēngclimbing up, ascending to
one's, the, that
gāohighest, prominent, lofty
línghills, ridge, mound; ground
sānthree
suìyears, seasons, harvests
of, with no, not much, without
xīngexuberance, rising up, encouragement

Line 4: 乘其墉弗克攻吉

chéngmounting, climbing up on, upon, astride
one's, the, that, those
yōngbattlement, ramparts; fortified wall
but not, un-; nowhere; cannot
capable of; able to
gōngto attack, take the offensive; aggression
promising, lucky, auspicious; good fortune

Line 5: 同人先號咷而後笑大師克相遇

tóngfellowship with, community
rénothers, people, humanity
xiānbegins, starts, leading with, in
háowailing, howling, crying out; outcry
táoweeping; lament, complaint, moaning
érand then, but then, yet
hòufollows with, is followed by; afterwards
xiàolaughter, good humor, mirth, merriment
great, large, big, whole, complete, mighty
shīarmies, hosts, legions
can manage, master; are able
xiāngeach other
to entertain, meet, receive, accepting

Line 6: 同人于郊無悔

tóngfellowship with, community
rénothers, people, humanity
in, on, at, before, facing, towards
jiāoouter districts, frontier, edge, horizon
no, with no, without; nothing; not
huǐto regret, repent of; remorse; sorry

Practical Guidance

你試緊令人哋一齊做從未做過嘅嘢。冇既定權威。冇清晰階層。淨係共同目標同需要協調。 呢個可能意思係:你需要團契但你唔可以命令佢存在。 Steve Crocker 1969年面對呢個。唔同機構嘅聰明研究員,全部起緊 ARPANET 嘅唔同部分,需要協調但冇任何一個人對其他人有權威。佢嘅解決方法:RFC 1。Request for Comments(意見徵求)。唔係命令。唔係規範。請求。 RFC 1 以道歉開始:『呢啲筆記打算係非正式快速反應……佢哋唔係官方政策聲明。』呢個唔係弱——呢個係團結好多堅定嘅人嘅柔順本性。當你協調能力相同或更高嘅人,你唔可以命令。你只可以創造條件讓團契自然浮現。 古文話團契必須『于野』(喺野外)。唔係秘密派系、唔係排外群組、唔係有特權資訊嘅內圈。一切公開。參與開放。過程透明。呢個唔係天真烏托邦——呢個係工程實用主義。困難問題需要所有可得智慧,而智慧如果被排除或操控就唔會參與。 你嘅版本:開源管治。公開設計文檔。透明決策。Linux 內核郵件列表。Python Enhancement Proposals。W3C 標準開發。呢啲成功因為佢哋基於原則而唔係基於個性、開放而唔係封閉、謙虛而唔係權威。 實際後果:當你需要協調有能力嘅人做前所未有嘅工作,你嘅角色唔係控制而係促進。創造最小結構讓強大意見有生產力咁協調。令一切可訪問。邀請批評。 另一選擇——閉門決策、內圈、資訊不對稱——創造派系而唔係團契。派系唔可以渡大水。佢哋唔可以完成需要真正協調多樣能力嘅困難工作。 Crocker 嘅 RFC 仲係互聯網標準點訂嘅方法,五十幾年之後。呢個就係公開團契可以完成嘅嘢。

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