Hexagram 47: 困

kùn — exhaustion, oppression; beset, afflicted, tired

Upper TrigramLake

Lower TrigramWater

Judgment

困kùnexhaustion, oppression; beset, afflicted, tired

亨hēngfulfillment, satisfaction, success, completion

貞zhēnand, with persistence, determination, focus

大dàto, for a the mature, complete, full, great

人rénhuman being, character, one, person

吉jípromise, hope; an opportunity

無wúno; not; without, with no

咎jiùblame; wrong; a mistake, an error

有yǒubut to have, remember; there will be

言yánthe, this, these words, talk, theory

不bùis, but not, no; still wants, needs; without

信xìnto believe; the, ir assurance, conviction

困。成功。堅持。偉大嘅人帶嚟好運同保持無可指責。但言語唔被相信。逆境時代需要內在力量同稀疏言語。喺危險中嘅愉快係之後成功嘅源頭。

Image

澤zéthe lake, pool, pond, marsh

無wúwithout, with no; has no; lacks, wants

水shuǐwater, flow

困kùnexhaustion

君jūnnoble, worthy, honored

子zǐyoung one, heir, disciple

以yǐaccordingly, therefore, thus

致zhìinvokes, involves; calls for, upon

命mìnga higher order, power, purpose; command

遂suìto follow through; succeed in, carry out

志zhìthe aim, intent(ion), objective; resolve

湖入面冇水。因此上等人賭上佢嘅生命嚟跟隨佢嘅意志。當外在環境失敗,只有內在真理保留。呢個關於存在最深層——優於外在命運。

Digital Artifact

Infocom's Bankruptcy and Activision Acquisition

Infocom Interactive Fiction (1986)

Infocom創造咗互動小說嘅金標準——Zork、Planetfall、Trinity。佢哋嘅解析器理解複雜句子。佢哋嘅謎題優雅。佢哋嘅寫作係文學性。然後佢哋整咗Cornerstone,一個意圖喺遊戲以外多元化嘅數據庫產品。佢災難性地失敗。公司有資源——人才、聲譽、建立嘅市場。但佢哋被自己嘅雄心壓制,被改變嘅市場條件(圖形正在取代文字冒險)約束,被數據庫災難嘅財務消耗耗盡。上面嘅湖,下面嘅水——湖空咗,乾咗。上等人被下等環境壓制同約束。到1986年,佢哋面對破產。Activision收購咗佢哋,但幾年內,工作室關閉。悲劇唔係缺乏能力——係耗盡。古典文本:當一個強壯嘅人遇到逆境,佢喺危險中保持愉快。但如果逆境打破精神,就冇成功。Infocom嘅精神破咗。佢哋無法適應圖形革命。佢哋喺光禿禿嘅樹下企住被壓迫,陷入憂鬱。外在環境係不利嘅,但內在態度令彎曲同斷裂之間有分別。

Historical Context

Period: 周朝
Oracle Bone Etymology: 湖(☱)喺上,水(☵)喺下——喜悅喺上,深淵喺下。
Traditional Use: 古典文本將壓迫形容為上面嘅湖被排空,下面嘅水被排走。上等人被下等環境困住。逆境時代可以導致成功如果佢哋降臨到啱嘅人,但會打破畀精神被淹沒嘅人。

Lines

Line 1: 臀困于株木入于幽谷三歲不覿

臀túnthe, with rump, buttocks, bottom, rear end

困kùnbeset, distressed, afflicted, belabored

于yúby, with

株zhūcane, stick, rod, staff, branch, stem

木mùof wood; wooden

入rùentering; going

于yúinto; inside, through; entering

幽yōuthe gloomy, dismal, dark; of gloom

谷gǔvalley, depression, rut, hollow; the valley

三sānfor three

歲suìyears, harvests

不bùnot; without being; without an

覿díseen face to face; a visitor; encounter

Line 2: 困于酒食朱紱方來利用享祀征凶

困kùnbeset, oppressed, distressed, afflicted

于yúamidst, at, before; by, with

酒jiǔwine, drink, spirits, refreshment

食shíand food, sustenance, nourishment

朱zhūthe scarlet, red, vermillion

紱fúsashed nobles; sashes, leggings; gentry

方fāngsuddenly, directly; with direction(s)

來láiarrive, appear; approach, come

利lìworthwhile, rewarding, beneficial

用yòngand useful, productive, practical

享xiǎngto offer up, present, consecrate, dedicate

祀sìthe sacrifice + to give up this spirit

征zhēnginitiative; to expedite, assert, go boldly

凶xiōngbut; it, this is not; avoids; less

Line 3: 困于石據于蒺藜入于其宮不見其妻凶

困kùnbeset, oppressed, distressed, afflicted

于yúby, with, among, before

石shístone, rock

據jùseize; grab, grasp, hold, take, possession

于yúupon, on; at; onto, on to; of

蒺jíthorns, thistles, caltrops

藜líbrambles; and brambles, briars

入rùentering; going

于yúinto, inside, within, through(out); entering

其qíhis

宮gōnghouse, home, chambers, dwelling

不bùbut not

見jiànseeing

其qíhis

妻qīwife

凶xiōngunfortunate, lucky, happy; disappointing

Line 4: 來徐徐困于金車吝有終

來láiapproaching, coming, arriving

徐xúslowly; haltingly, hesitantly, carefully

徐xúso slowly; and gravely

困kùnbeset, oppressed, distressed, afflicted

于yúin, inside, within

金jīnmetal, gilded, bronze, an expensive

車chēchariot, carriage

吝lìnbut the, this embarrassment, humiliation

有yǒuhas; will have, attain, find

終zhōngan end, outcome, conclusion, limit, finale

Line 5: 劓刖困于赤紱乃徐有說利用祭祀

劓yìnose cut off; noseless

刖yuèand feet cut off; footless; defeated

困kùnbeset, oppressed, distressed, afflicted

于yúby, amidst, among, with

赤chìthe blush, carnation, pink, rouge

紱fúsashed ministers; sashes, leggings

乃nǎiand only then, but then; although, however

徐xúslowly, gradually, carefully

有yǒugetting, attaining, finding, claiming, learning

說shuōrelief, release, freedom, abandon, escape

利lìworthwhile, rewarding, beneficial

用yòngand useful, productive, practical

祭jìto give, offer up; worship; sacrifice

祀sìand a, the this big, generous sacrifice

Line 6: 困于葛藟于臲卼曰動悔有悔征吉

困kùnbeset, oppressed, distressed, afflicted

于yúby, with, among, amidst

葛gécreeping, creepy; creepers, crawlers, kudzu

藟lěiand vines, lianas

于yúproceeding, going in, with

臲nièunsteadiliness; feebly, unstably, unevenly

卼wùand awkwardly(ness); uncomfortably

曰yuēand, while saying, uttering, speaking

動dòngthat action, activity, movement, excitement

悔huǐis, means, brings regret(s), remorse

有yǒuto have, take, claim, earn, assume, presume, own

悔huǐthe regret(s), remorse

征zhēngand expedite, press on, go boldly forward

吉jíis promising, auspicious, opportune, timely

Practical Guidance

你面對約束。資源耗盡,選擇有限,外在環境不利。項目停滯。團隊士氣低落。市場轉移。你喺嗰棵光禿禿嘅樹下企住,感受三年嘅無。呢度係呢個可能意味住咩:情況可以走任何一邊。如果你讓耗盡打破你嘅精神——如果你陷入憂鬱,如果你內在放棄——咁係,壓迫贏。但如果逆境只係令你彎曲,如果你喺外在約束之下保持內在力量,咁你創造一種反應嘅力量,最終會顯現。關鍵區別:你而家無法控制外在環境。Infocom無法迫使市場偏好文字冒險。但你可以控制內在態度。嗰個就係「賭上佢嘅生命嚟跟隨佢嘅意志」意味住乜——唔係固執地強迫同一個失敗方法,而係無論環境如何都保持核心目標。喺壓迫中嘅實際移動:停止解釋自己。言語無論如何都唔被相信。保存能量。專注於你實際可以控制嘅嘢。保持最深嘅原則——架構價值觀、質量標準、重要嘅關係——即使你而家無法完全展現佢哋。呢個唔係擴張行動嘅時候。係內在加固嘅時候。壓迫係暫時嘅。問題係當條件改變時,你係咪仍然係完整嘅、仍然係連貫嘅、仍然係功能性嘅。有啲風暴你唔係導航穿過——你只係生存同之後重建。內在保持強大。外在環境最終會轉變。

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