Hexagram 17:

suí following; succeed, comply, going along

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Upper Trigram
Lower Trigram

Judgment

suífollowing; succeed, comply, going along
yuánmost; first-rate, supreme, excellent
hēngfulfilling; fulfillment, satisfaction, success
worthwhile, rewarding, beneficial
zhēnto be persistent, loyal, dedicated, steadfast
no; not; nothing; without, with no; avoid
jiùblame; wrong; mistake, error

隨:元亨利貞。無咎。要得到跟隨,先要知點樣適應。要統治,先要學服務。

Image

a lake, pool, pond, marsh
zhōngwithin, inside; in the middle, midst of
yǒuis, there is
léithunder
suífollowing
jūnnoble, worthy, honored
young one, heir, disciple
accordingly, therefore, thus
xiàngat, towards; approach, face, nearing
huìnightfall, dusk, dark, darkness, twilight
goes indoors, inside, within
yànto dine, feast; for leisure, refreshment, quiet
and relax; rest; relaxation, repose, pause

澤中有雷,隨之象也。雷喺冬天休息。君子以嚮晦入宴息。情況要變得有利,先要適應佢。

文化遺物(Cultural Artifact)

Hexagram 17 digital artifact

New Order《Blue Monday》同埋轉向舞曲嘅適應

New Order(Sumner、Hook、Morris、Gilbert)/ Factory Records (1983)

1980 年 5 月 Ian Curtis 自殺,Joy Division 面臨滅亡。剩低嘅成員——Bernard Sumner、Peter Hook、Stephen Morris——可以試住搵個替代主音,重新創造 Joy Division 嘅聲音。但佢哋選擇適應。佢哋組成 New Order,跟住音樂引導嘅方向而唔係執著於過去有效嘅嘢。澤(喜悅於運動)喺震(激發)之上——喜悅於運動引發跟隨。佢哋一直探索電子音樂(Curtis 喺死前剛買咗部合成器)。佢哋一直去曼徹斯特嘅俱樂部,聽 Hi-NRG、Italo disco、Kraftwerk 影響嘅舞曲。所以佢哋跟住嗰個方向。《Blue Monday》喺 1983 年出現:七分鐘,冇結他,純合成器同鼓機。史上最暢銷嘅 12 吋單曲——但佢差啲搞到 Factory Records 破產,因為 Peter Saville 嘅精細切割封套成本高過售價。《隨》卦教授適應時代需求。New Order 體現咗呢個:後龐克樂隊跟隨電子舞曲,較年輕嘅形式引領較年長嘅傳統去到前所未有嘅地方。呢個適應唔係背叛——係生存同轉化。

Historical Context

Period
周代
Oracle Bone Etymology
澤(☱)在上,震(☳)在下——喜悅在上,激發運動在下。喜悅於運動創造跟隨。長輩向年幼讓步。
Traditional Use
古文描述適應時代需求。要統治,先要學服務。跟隨要求知幾時領導、幾時適應。雷喺澤中——冬天休息,唔係夏天暴風。

Lines

Line 1: 官有渝貞吉出門交有功

guānthe standards, objectives; authority, rulers
yǒuwill; is, are
change; changing; being revised, amended
zhēnpersistence, resolve, loyalty, commitment
promising, auspicious, opportune, timely
chūleaving, departing; going out of, beyond
ména outer gate, doorway
jiāoto communicate, interact, interrelate, share
yǒuhas, holds; will have, hold
gōngmerit, worth, effect, benefit, tangible value

Line 2: 係小子失丈夫

attached, bound, tied, belonging to
xiǎoa little, small, young
child, young one
shīlosing, neglecting, giving up, dismissing
zhàngthe senior, elder, older, grown; maturity
gentleman; the one, those of, who is

Line 3: 係丈夫失小子隨有求得利居貞

attached, bound, tied, belonging to
zhàngthe senior elder, older, grown; maturity
gentleman; the one, those of, who is
shīlosing, neglecting, giving up, dismissing
xiǎoa little, small, young
child, young one
suífollow, succeed, complying; going along
yǒuassumes, becomes, will become; comes to be
qiúa quest, search, desire for; seeking of
gain, attainment, possessions, security
worthwhile, gainful; warranting
to abide in, maintain, practice; abiding
zhēnpersistence, resolve, firmness, the truth

Line 4: 隨有獲貞凶有孚在道以明何咎

suífollow, succeed, complying; going along
yǒuhas; to have; achieve, attain, gain, finds
huòsuccess, gain, prizes seized in a hunt
zhēnpersistence, resolve, focus, constancy
xiōngunfortunate, inauspicious, has pitfalls
yǒube, staying; have, find; remember
true, sincerely; confidence; to trust
zàion, in; to
dàoa way, course, path, principle, process
in order to be; using, with, through
míngclear, lucid, aware; clarity, light, intelligence
where is, what is; how is there
jiùthe blame, error, wrong, harm?

Line 5: 孚于嘉吉

trust, relying; confidence, faith, belief
in; on; with respect to
jiāexcellence, quality; the excellent, credible
promising, auspicious, opportune, timely

Line 6: 拘係之乃從維之王用亨于西山

seize, capture, catch, lay hold of, arrest them
and bind, restrain, tie; tie up
zhīthem, these, this, it
nǎiand then, now, after this
cóngfollow, attend, comply by, with
wéiholding fast, restrained; tight, securely
zhīthem, these, this, it
wángthe Sovereign, king, ruler
yòngwill make, present, offer, performs
hēngfulfillment, offering, sacrifice, tributes
to, by, on, at, beside
西the Western (the site of the Zhou
shānMountain ancestral shrine)

Practical Guidance

情況變咗,你舊嘅方法唔再 work。創辦人走咗。技術轉變咗。市場演變咗。團隊轉化咗。你可以抗拒改變然後慢慢死,或者你可以適應然後發現乜嘢變成可能。 1980 年嘅 New Order:Joy Division 剩低嘅成員面對終結。Ian Curtis 23 歲自殺,樂隊嘅整個身份建立喺佢嘅聲線、佢嘅歌詞、佢嘅存在上面。佢哋可以搵個替代主音,試住重新創造 Joy Division 嘅聲音。大部分樂隊都係咁——請個翻唱歌手,保持機器運作。但佢哋選擇適應。 佢哋組成 New Order,關鍵係:佢哋跟住音樂實際引導嘅方向而非懷舊要求嘅方向。佢哋一直去曼徹斯特嘅俱樂部——The Haçienda,Factory 嘅夜總會實驗。佢哋聽到 Hi-NRG、Italo disco、Kraftwerk 對舞池嘅影響。佢哋留意到 Curtis 喺死前買咗部合成器。所以佢哋跟住嗰條線。結他減少,合成器出現,有啲曲用鼓機取代真鼓。 1983 年嘅《Blue Monday》:七分鐘純電子舞曲。冇 Curtis 主音,冇後龐克結他,冇同 Joy Division 聲音嘅連結,除咗人事。史上最暢銷嘅 12 吋單曲——1400 萬張。佢差啲搞到 Factory Records 破產(Saville 嘅切割封套製作成本高過售價),但證明咗適應有效。 《隨》卦教導:要統治,先要學服務。你個 startup 嘅翻譯:要領導市場,你必須首先服務市場實際需求,而唔係你希望佢需求乜。New Order 可以堅持後龐克純粹——我哋係結他樂隊,我哋做黑暗氛圍搖滾。市場走向電子舞曲。佢哋適應,而呢個適應創造咗十年嘅成功,喺 Joy Division 永遠去唔到嘅領域。 古文:雷喺冬天休息,唔係夏天暴風。君子入室休養。New Order 喺 Curtis 死後花時間——佢哋冇趕住出 Joy Division 替代專輯。佢哋休息、探索、讓新方向自然出現。當佢哋返嚟,佢哋已經轉化。 你嘅版本:對早期用家 work 嘅產品方向喺主流用家度冇共鳴。你用嘅框架被 deprecated 咗。關鍵人物走咗之後團隊動態轉變。你可以堅持原本願景,睇住吸引力下降,或者你可以適應實際有效嘅嘢。 關鍵區別:適應唔係放棄原則——係改變實施方式,同時保持核心目的。New Order 嘅原則:製作有情感共鳴、重要嘅音樂。Joy Division 嘅實施方式:後龐克強度加 Curtis 嘅男中音。New Order 嘅實施方式:電子舞曲加 Bernard 嘅高音同序列精準。原則保持,實施適應。 古文警告:『情況要變得有利,先要適應佢,唔好因為錯誤抗拒而耗盡自己。』錯誤抗拒係試住做 Joy Division 2.0。適應係認識到當下需要乜,然後跟住去嗰度。Bernard Sumner 要成為主音——唔舒服,唔係佢原本嘅角色,但必要。佢適應。樂隊適應。適應創造咗《Blue Monday》、《True Faith》、《Bizarre Love Triangle》——喺完全唔同嘅領域嘅成功。 你面對變咗嘅環境。舊方法唔 work。你可以抗拒然後耗盡自己,或者你可以跟住情況實際引導嘅方向。適應。喜悅於運動。睇佢帶你去邊。長輩向年幼讓步唔係弱——當條件根本轉變,係唯一生存之路。

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