Hexagram 45: 萃

cuì — collectedness, assembly; security

Upper TrigramLake

Lower TrigramEarth

Judgment

萃cuìcollectedness, assembly; security

亨hēngfulfillment, satisfaction, success, completion

王wángsovereign, king, ruler

假jiǎcomes, draws near to; approaches, adopts

有yǒuhis

廟miàoancestral temple, shrine

利lìworthwhile, rewarding, productive

見jiànto see, encounter, meet with, consult

大dàmature, complete, realized, great

人rénhuman being, character, one, person, man

亨hēngmaking a, an, the offering, sacrifice

利lìworthwhile, rewarding, beneficial

貞zhēnto be persistent, loyal, dedicated, steadfast

用yòngto use, try, dedicate, perform, present, offer

大dàgreat, big, large, major, important

牲shēngsacrificial beasts, animals, livestock

吉jíis promising, auspicious, opportune, timely

利lìworthwhile, rewarding, beneficial

有yǒuto have, find, take on; if there is

攸yōusomewhere; a place, direction, purpose

往wǎngto go, move towards; in going; ahead

聚集。成功。國王接近佢嘅聖殿。見偉大嘅人;呢個帶嚟成功。堅持向前。但武裝自己嚟應對唔可預見嘅事——聚集吸引善同惡。

Image

澤zélake, pool, pond, marsh

上shàngis raised, elevated, lifted, brought up

於yúupon, over, above, atop, on top of

地dìthe earth, ground, land

萃cuìcollectedness

君jūnnoble, worthy, honored

子zǐyoung one, heir, disciple

以yǐaccordingly, therefore, thus

除chúsets, puts aside, away; makes ready, caches

戎róngweapons, weaponry, arms, armaments

器qìand tools, implements, utensils, instruments

戒jièand, but takes precaution, guards, guarding against

不bùlack, want of; being without; ill-; un-

虞yúprovision, preparedness, preparation, readiness

地上,湖。因此上等人更新佢嘅武器嚟應對唔可預見嘅事。人哋聚集嘅地方,爭鬥產生;財產聚集嘅地方,搶劫發生。喺嘢平靜時準備。

Digital Artifact

ARPANET's First Multiplayer Colossal Cave Adventure

Will Crowther (original), Don Woods (expansion), network play community (1977)

喺MMORPG之前,喺MUD之前,有巨洞冒險——最初係Kentucky嘅Mammoth Cave系統嘅單人文字探索。但當佢喺ARPANET度散播,有啲意想不到嘅嘢出現:唔同節點嘅用戶開始分享地圖,協調解謎方案,建立集體知識庫。從未實際見面嘅人圍繞共享虛擬空間聚集。遊戲本身冇變,但社會背景轉變咗佢。大學會見到終端機同學生聚埋一齊繪製洞穴地圖,爭論最佳路徑,當有人搵到海盜寶藏時慶祝。聚集唔係由上而下強加——佢有機地出現,因為人哋被吸引到同一個引人入勝嘅謎團。兩條強線(第四同第五)帶來聚集。國王接近佢嘅聖殿;人哋聚集唔係靠武力而係靠共同目標。宗教力量(謎團嘅引人入勝性質)結合人類領導力(有經驗嘅玩家指導新手)圍繞充滿矮人同寶藏嘅想像洞穴創造真正社區。

Historical Context

Period: 周朝
Oracle Bone Etymology: 湖(☱)喺上,地(☷)喺下——喜悅嘅聚集喺接受基礎之上。
Traditional Use: 古典文本將聚集形容為需要宗教力量(共同目標)同人類領導力(組織中心)——好似家庭咁自然聚集,或好似國家咁人為聚集。

Lines

Line 1: 有孚不終乃亂乃萃若號一握為笑勿恤往無咎

有yǒubeing, holding, staying; having, finding

孚fútrue, sincere, confident, assured; trust, etc.

不bùis not, less than, never; will not be

終zhōngall, the end, whole of it; complete; finished

乃nǎiif first, now; first, now

亂luànconfused, perplexed, distracted, erratic

乃nǎiand then, next, now

萃cuìgather, pull, come together; collected

若ruòseeming, as if; like; just, much as, like

號hàoa, to call, crying out, for help; an outcry

一yīand one, a, the single

握wòhelping handclasp, held; firm grip

為wéibecomes, produces, makes for; restores

笑xiàolaughter, good humor, mirth, merriment

勿wùdo not, don't

恤xùworry, suffer; be anxious, concerned

往wǎnggo; in going; progress

無wúwithout; nothing; is not

咎jiùguilt; is wrong; a mistake, an error

Line 2: 引吉無咎孚乃利用禴

引yǐnto be led, lured, attracted, enticed, drawn by, to

吉jíis the promises, promising; opportunity, fortune

無wúno; this is not; nothing inherently

咎jiùblame; harm; wrong; a mistake, an error

孚fúbut sincerity; confidence, trust

乃nǎiis, comes before; precedes; first, and then

利lìthe real worth, merit, reward, gains

用yòngin, when offering, presenting, dedicating

禴yuèa, the modest, sparing spring sacrifice

Line 3: 萃如嗟如無攸利往無咎小吝

萃cuìto congregate, gather; a congregation

如rúit seems that, like, as if; such what

嗟jiēa lamentation, complaint; complaints

如rúis like, about, the same as; and such, what

無wúthis is no, not; this lacks, has no

攸yōudirection, purpose; an aim, orientation

利lìwith merit, of value, with rewards

往wǎngto go, proceed, continue on, thus, in this

無wúis not; will, would not be

咎jiùblameworthy, harmful, wrong; a mistake

小xiǎobut a little, small, slight, minor

吝lìnembarrassment, humiliation; shameful

Line 4: 大吉無咎

大dàmuch, great, major; full of, a lot of

吉jípromise, hope, opportunity, happiness

無wúno; not; nothing; without, with no; avoid

咎jiùblame; is wrong; a mistake, an error

Line 5: 萃有位無咎匪孚元永貞悔亡

萃cuìassemble, convene; pull, bringing together

有yǒuwith, has, finds, takes; assumes, presumes

位wèiplace, position, attitude, dignity, stature

無wúno; this is not; nothing

咎jiùblameworthy; is wrong; a mistake

匪fěibut to be without, no; an absence of

孚fúassurance, confidence, trust, conviction

元yuánmeans an extremely, supremely, a most

永yǒngprolonged, enduring, constant, sustained

貞zhēnpersistence, determination, resolve, focus

悔huǐbut, though regrets, remorse

亡wángwill pass, disappear, dissolves

Line 6: 齎咨涕洟無咎

齎jīoffer up, give, grant, bestow, furnishing

咨zīcounsel, proposals, plans, reports, advice

涕tìbut, while weeping, sobbing, crying

洟yíand sniveling, sniffling, nasal mucus

無wúbut, yet no; not, nothing; no harm is done

咎jiùblame; is wrong; harm

Practical Guidance

人哋圍繞你建立嘅嘢聚集緊。項目得到動力,社區形成緊,網絡效應開始。呢個係你想要嘅。而家嚟到困難部分。呢度係古典文本嘅警告:聚集創造脆弱性。嗰個ARPANET冒險社區?都見到首批破壞行為、劇透破壞、稀缺資源(終端機時間)嘅競爭。唔係每個人都為純粹原因聚集。有啲嚟破壞。地上嘅湖——如果佢升得太高,突破同洪水。喺你嘅背景:你嘅開源項目變得受歡迎。突然你有問題、拉取請求、要求、投訴。人哋圍繞你嘅工作聚集——有啲嚟貢獻,有啲嚟提取價值,有啲嚟批評。你需要更新你嘅武器:建立治理,設定界限,創建審核系統,定義貢獻指南。唔係因為你有敵意,而係因為你有準備。或者喺組織層面:團隊增長緊,產品擴展緊,用戶群擴大緊。呢個需要基礎設施——唔只係技術,仲有社交。清楚定義中心。邊個做決定?價值觀係乜?乜嘢行為係可以接受嘅?喺你仍然可以嘅時候準備呢啲嘢,喺快速增長嘅壓力迫使反應性決定之前。聚集係成功——但只有當你為聚集帶嚟嘅嘢準備好。喺會眾到達之前建聖殿。

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