Hexagram 30: 離
lí — arising
Upper Trigram離(火)
Lower Trigram離(火)
Judgment
離líarising, radiating, diverging, distinguishing
利lìworth; rewarding, meriting, warranting
貞zhēnthe persistence, determination, resolve
亨hēngfulfillment, satisfaction, success, completion
畜chùto care for, take care of, attend to, keep
牝pìnfemale
牛niúthe cows; bovine
吉jíis promising, auspicious, timely, hopeful
離。利貞。亨。畜牝牛,吉。——牛代表溫柔、滋養、小心照料維持火嘅嘢。
Image
明míngclarity, brightness, the light
兩liǎngtwice, two times, again
作zuòmanifests, appears, arises, creates
離líarising
大dàa, the mature, complete, realized, great
人rénhuman being, character, ones
以yǐaccordingly, therefore, thus
繼jìis, are continuous, connected, coherently
明míngin clarifying, elucidating, perceiving
照zhàoand illuminating, shining, radiating
于yúin, into, with respect to
四sìthe, all four
方fāngdirections, quarter, domains, dimensions
明兩作,離。大人以繼明照於四方。——火必須附,但可以選擇附喺乜——憤怒定係清晰、絕望定係目的。
Digital Artifact
Blade Runner 嘅永恆夜火
Ridley Scott(導演) (1982)
洛杉磯 2019 以人造光燃燒——火焰從工業煙囪爆發、霓虹燈喺雨濕街道反射、Voight-Kampff 機器嘅紅眼喺黑暗中發光。Ridley Scott 嘅 Blade Runner(1982)呈現一個自然陽光從未出現嘅世界;每個光子都係製造嘅,每個照明都附喺佢嘅燃料源。火喺呢度唔係獨立存在——佢需要石油塔、電網、霓虹氣室。複製人本身係附喺形式嘅火:光輝、強烈、依賴佢哋四年壽命、絕望咁維持燃燒。
Historical Context
- Period
- 周代
- Oracle Bone Etymology
- 喺甲骨文,離描繪一隻雀(可能係野雞)喺網或陷阱附近,暗示美麗但依賴嘅嘢,必須附著先至生存嘅嘢。
- Traditional Use
- 到周代,呢個字嚟代表火嘅本質性質:佢無法獨自存在,但必須附喺佢消耗嘅嘢。
Lines
Line 1: 履錯然敬之無咎
履lǚtaking steps; tread, walking; conduct
錯cuòmixed up, confused; random; side, cross-
然ránbut so, seemingly; -ly; ways; wise
敬jìngto respect, regard, honor, attending
之zhīfor, to oneself, this, that; results, outcomes
無wúand no; avoids; no is done
咎jiùblame; mistake, errors; harm
Line 2: 黃離元吉
黃huánggolden, harvest gold, yellow
離líradiance, arising, distinction, articulation
元yuánmost, supremely, extremely
吉jípromising, fortunate, auspicious
Line 3: 日昃之離不鼓缶而歌則大耋之嗟凶
日rìthe sun, day
昃zèdeclines, goes down; after noon, in decline
之zhīin, with, has its; approaches, comes to
離líradiance, arising; departure, separation
不bùnot; there is no; instead of, rather than
鼓gǔdrumming, beating, banging on, upon
缶fǒuclay, earthenware pots, vessels
而érand, while
歌gēsinging
則zéleads to; as a result, in due order; due to
大dàmuch, a lot of; very; great, ripe, old
耋diéold age, the elderly 70-80 years; infirmity
之zhī's; and its
嗟jiēlament, complaint, sigh, groan, moaning
凶xiōngunfortunate, sad, disappointing, bad luck
Line 4: 突如其來如焚如死如棄如
突tūsudden, abruptly; surprise, breakthrough
如rúso, quite, how; such, what a
其qíone's, this, such a, an
來láiarrival, emergence; arise, appear, coming
如rúseems; appears
焚féna ablaze, aflame, on fire; burning
如rúso, quite, how; such, what a
死sǐmortal, perishable; mortality, death, ending
如rúso, quite, how; such, what a, an
棄qìsoon forgotten, cast aside, waste, discard
如rúso, quite, how; such, what a
Line 5: 出涕沱若戚嗟若吉
出chūissuing, pouring out, discharging, gushing
涕tìtears
沱tuórunning water; streaming, flowing water
若ruòlike, as
戚qīgrief; grievous, pitiful
嗟jiēand lament; and sad
若ruòsuch, what; how, so
吉jípromising, lucky, auspicious; good fortune
Line 6: 王用出征有嘉折首獲匪其醜無咎
王wánga, the sovereign, king, ruler
用yònguses, utilizes; makes use, takes advantage of
出chūissues, outcomes, emergencies, uprisings
征zhēngto expedite; advance, go boldly forward
有yǒuthere are, will be; abundant, plentiful
嘉jiācommendations, awards, credit where due
折zhéand severed; and broken, the breaking of
首shǒuheads; leaders
獲huòthe captives, captured, prisoners
匪fěiare not; never were; were never
其qíof, in this, such; his
醜chǒucategory, class, sort; disgrace; enemies
無wúno; not; nothing; without, with no
咎jiùblame; wrong; a mistake, an error
Practical Guidance
你燒得光,但你附喺乜?你嘅強度係真嘅。問題係:佢係可持續嘅咩?
附喺正確燃料嘅火——乾木、目的、有紀律嘅實踐——可以燒幾年。附喺揮發性物質嘅火——自我、絕望、唔可持續嘅速度——光輝閃耀然後死。檢查你嘅燃料源。
複製人暴力咁附因為佢哋怕死。Roy Batty 嘅最後獨白——『我見過你哋啲人唔會相信嘅嘢』——係火承認佢將要熄。嗰種演講嘅強度源自佢嘅不穩定。四年壽命、增強能力、無更新。佢如此絕望咁附喺活著,以致附著本身變得破壞性。
呢度『畜牝牛』意謂乜:溫柔、持續維護對激進干預。牛係馴良、生產、需要定期餵養。持久嘅火係每日照料嘅,唔係消耗所有可用然後挨餓嘅。
呢個直接對應持續創造工作。十年持續出貨嘅開發者對六個月戲劇性地極限工作然後燒盡嘅。每日寫 500 字嘅作家對週末寫 10,000 然後幾星期無法睇稿嘅。火必須附喺嘢。選擇可以維持燃燒嘅基質。
Blade Runner 嘅洛杉磯以石油化學火燃燒——工業、有毒、唔可持續。電影嘅視覺語言不停展示火焰同知道佢無法持久。Deckard 嘅世界喺消耗緊佢耗盡緊嘅資源運行。複製人係同一系統嘅產品:光輝、強烈、一次性。
加倍火卦喺中心有陰線——核心有啲軟、接受、滋養嘅嘢。呢個係燃料。如果你嘅核心係剛性(全陽、無彈性),火無法正確附。如果你嘅核心全係屈服(全陰、無結構),火消散。
你真正附喺乜?唔係你講你嘅價值觀係乜——你真正燃燒緊乜。追蹤你嘅能量開支一星期。邊啲活動令你精力充沛(可持續燃料)對耗盡(消耗自己)?火附喺自己只係創造灰燼。
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