Hexagram 5: 需
xū — anticipation, awaiting, biding time
Upper Trigram坎
Lower Trigram乾
Judgment
需xūanticipation, awaiting, biding time
有yǒube, stay; have, find; remember
孚fútrue, sincere; confidence; to trust
光guāngexemplify, illustrate, regard, do honor to
亨hēngfulfillment, satisfaction; the offering
貞zhēnpersistence, determination, resolve, focus
吉jípromising, auspicious, opportune, timely
利lìworthwhile, rewarding, favorable
涉shèto cross, ford, ferry, venture, experience
大dàthe great, big, major
川chuānstream, river, current, water
需：有孚，光亨。貞吉。利涉大川。——如果你真誠，你有光同成功。恆心帶來好運。Dave 唔即興用爆炸螺栓入口——佢等、計算，然後執行。精準需要等啱嘅時刻。
Image
雲yúnthe clouds
上shàngrise, ascend, climb; are above, on high
於yúinto; in
天tiānheaven, the sky
需xūanticipation
君jūnnoble, worthy, honored
子zǐyoung one, heir, disciple
以yǐaccordingly, therefore, thus
飲yǐndrinks; takes refreshment
食shídines, eats, feasts; food, sustenance
宴yànrelaxed; at leisure, with peace of mind, rest
樂lèhappy; with pleasure, cheer, rejoicing
雲上於天，需之象也。君子以飲食宴樂。——雲升上天堂，等嘅象。君子食同飲，歡樂開心。冬眠期間，船員瞓。系統維持自己。資源保留。當時候到，佢哋準備好。
Digital Artifact
2001 嘅 Monolith 等待序列
Stanley Kubrick / MGM (1968)
《2001 太空漫遊》入面多次遇到等待。猿人黎明時圍住 Monolith，等緊佢哋唔明嘅嘢——然後，突然，知識。Discovery 船員喺去木星嘅長途期間喺冬眠度等，而 HAL 維持住隻船，保存資源。Dave 喺 HAL 背叛之後喺船外等，計算佢嘅入口。Bowman 喺木星嘅酒店房等，衰老，睇住自己，直到轉化發生。每次等待下面都有確定性——唔係希望，而係確定重要嘢接近緊。天嘅創造力（在下，積聚力量）喺險陷之水（在上，代表危險同未知）之下等。雲聚集。雨會落。你逼唔到佢。你準備自己、保持資源、保持警覺。然後，當時機到——你果斷行動。
Historical Context
- Period
- 周代
- Oracle Bone Etymology
- 坎（☵）在上喺天堂作為雲，乾（☰）在下作為創造力。滋養從上面嚟，但喺自己嘅時間。
- Traditional Use
- Wilhelm 描述雨為所有生物提供滋養。雲聚集，但唔可以逼佢釋放。我哋帶住內在確定性等，唔係空洞希望。
Lines
Line 1: 需于郊利用恆無咎
需xūwaiting, biding time, suspended
于yúon, by, at
郊jiāothe outskirts, periphery, horizon, frontier
利lìworthwhile, rewarding, gainful
用yònguseful, productive, practical; to use
恆héngwhat endures, survives, lasts; constancy
無wúno; not, nothing; and avoid; without
咎jiùblame; wrong; a mistake, an error
Line 2: 需于沙小有言終吉
需xūwaiting, biding time, suspended
于yúon, upon, in, by
沙shāthe sand, sandbank, beach
小xiǎothe small, petty, mediocre; for a moment
有yǒuhave; will; there will be
言yánthings to say; talk, gossip, chatter
終zhōngin the end, eventually; the outcome
吉jíauspicious, promising, hopeful
Line 3: 需于泥致寇至
需xūwaiting, biding time, suspended
于yúin
泥níthe mud, mire, ooze, sludge, bog
致zhìinviting, encouraging, permitting, bringing on
寇kòuthieves, robbers, plunderers, predators
至zhìto approach, arrive, come up
Line 4: 需于血出自穴
需xūwaiting, biding time, suspended
于yúin
血xuèblood, emotional intensity, resentment
出chūemerge; get out, come out, depart, arise
自zìfrom; of
穴xuéthe, that, this pit, hole, cave, tomb, cavern
Line 5: 需于酒食貞吉
需xūwaiting, biding time, suspended
于yúamidst, at, with, by
酒jiǔwine, drink, spirits, refreshment
食shífood, sustenance
貞zhēnpersistence, determination, commitment
吉jípromising, auspicious, timely, opportune
Line 6: 入于穴有不速之客三人來敬之終吉
入rùentering, going into; admit, receive
于yúinto; inside, within
穴xuéa pit, hole, cave
有yǒuwith; having, possessing, holding
不bùno; -out
速sùinvitation; invitation, summons, call
之zhīextended to; to
客kèvisitors, guests, callers; visit
三sānthree
人rénpeople, persons, individuals, characters
來láiarrive, come, appear, show up, approach
敬jìngto respect, honor, regard, attend to
之zhīto them, these
終zhōngwill end in; in the end, eventually
吉jígood fortune; promising, auspicious
Practical Guidance
雲聚集。水在上——危險、未知。天在下——創造力量、確定性。雨會落。你逼唔到幾時。
猿人喺 Monolith 等。Dave 喺 Discovery 外面等計算佢嘅入口向量。Bowman 喺酒店房等當轉化接近。每次等待包含內在確定性，唔係空洞希望。
呢個唔係被動等待——坐住期望啲嘢會發生。呢個係主動等待，對情況清晰。你睇到問題。你明白危險。你知你可以處理佢。但時機未啱，所以你唔郁。你維持你嘅位置、保持資源、保持警覺。
古文咁講：食同飲，歡樂開心。冬眠期間，Discovery 船員瞓。系統維持自己。資源為需要嘅時候保留。呢個係戰略等待——唔係焦慮絞手、唔係浪費力量喺過早行動。
失敗模式好明顯：要麼你郁得太早（喺過早行動浪費力量），要麼你將等待誤認為永久避免（永遠唔郁）。唔識等嘅人將任何延遲視為弱。永遠等嘅人驚承諾。兩者都唔明個模式。
乜嘢區分真等待同呢啲失敗？內在確定性結合準確評估。你唔係希望障礙消失。你監視顯示啱時機嘅特定條件。當嗰啲條件出現——你行動。果斷。用你喺等待期間保存嘅所有力量。
Dave Bowman 喺 Discovery 外面等正正係佢需要嘅時間去計算入口序列。唔長啲——佢會死。唔短啲——佢會失敗。然後佢跨過『大水』，採取危險行動，成功因為佢準備得好。等待唔係弱。等待係計劃。
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