Hexagram 53:

jiàngradual progress, advance by degrees

Upper Trigram
Lower Trigram

Judgment

jiàngradual progress, advance by degrees
the young woman's, lady's, maiden's
guīmarriage, engagement, betrothal, new home
is promising, auspicious, opportune, timely
worth, rewarding; meriting, warranting
zhēnpersistence, commitment, resolve, loyalty

漸。女歸吉。利貞。發展必須允許採取佢適當嘅過程。冇匆忙行動。逐步過程需要堅持防止慢進展減少到冇嘢。

Image

shāna, the mountain
shàngupon, up on, atop, on top of
yǒuis, there is
wood; a, the tree
jiàngradual progress
jūnthe noble, worthy, honored
young one, heir, disciple
accordingly, therefore, thus
abide, dwell, reside in; maintain, practice
xiánexcellence, merit, worth, wisdom; exemplary
and, of character, virtue, ethical courage
shànto improve, elevate, raise, lift, educate
the common, unrefined; social norms

山上有木,漸。君子以居賢德善俗。樹逐步生長,從遠處睇得見,影響成個景觀。透過持續工作喺自己發展上進展。

Digital Artifact

Linux 內核開發模型

Linus Torvalds (1991)

Linus 冇急 Linux。佢從386上嘅終端模擬器開始。然後加咗任務切換。然後係文件系統。每件逐步加,測試,整合。冇宏大革命宣言——只係穩定發展,一件一件,俾系統根據佢自己內在邏輯生長。開發模型變成咗嗰嘢:逐步進展,每個子系統維護者獨立但協調咁工作,補丁逐步審查同整合。山上嘅樹。到1994年,Linux 1.0 發布——但只係喺三年逐步成熟之後。內核嘅開發過程本身變成範本:分佈但有秩序,自發但有結構,結果革命但方法保守。隊形入面嘅野鵝,每隻搵到佢適當嘅位置,從遠處睇到嘅模式。呢個唔係 Unix 重寫嘅革命——呢個係發展作為自然生長。

Historical Context

Period
周代
Oracle Bone Etymology
風(☴)坐上,山(☶)坐下——山上嘅樹慢慢發展,紮實根基。
Traditional Use
Wilhelm 描述逐步發展——唔係卦四十九嘅革命而係慢慢、穩定嘅建立持久基礎嘅進展。應用於婚姻、官職任命同個人修養。

Lines

Line 1: 鴻漸于干小子厲有言無咎

hóngthe wild geese, swans
jiàngradually advance, progress by degrees
to, towards
gānthe shoreline, riverbank; shelter
xiǎothe little, small, young
child, young one, fledgling, novice
having, in difficulty, trouble; struggling
yǒuthere is, will be; have, hold
yána talk, discussion; criticism, critique
but no; not, nothing; without, with no
jiùblame, censure; is wrong

Line 2: 鴻漸于磐飲食衎衎吉

hóngthe wild geese, swans
jiàngradually advance, progress by degrees
to, towards
pánthe cliff, crag; large, big rock
yǐnand, with, they drink, imbibe; drink
shíand eat, feast, feed, dine; food
kànand honking; calls, echoes, sounds of
kànand honking; celebration, pleasure, joy
promising, auspicious, opportune, timely

Line 3: 鴻漸于陸夫征不復婦孕不育凶利禦寇

hónga, the wild goose, swan; gradually
jiànadvances, progresses by degrees
to, towards, onto, over, across
the plateau, mesa, high ground, highlands
the husband, man
zhēngon expedition; press, advance, boldly
on but is, does, will not; never, fails
to return, come back, home
the wife, woman
yùnconceives; has conceived; is pregnant
but does, can, may, might not
give birth; raise, rear, bring up her young
xiōngunfortunate, disappointing, brutal, sad, cruel
it is worthwhile, rewarding, gainful to
oppose; defend, protect, guard against, from
kòupredator, offender, invader, transgressor

Line 4: 鴻漸于木或得其桷無咎

hónga, the wild goose, swan; gradually
jiànadvances, progresses by degrees
to, towards, into
the trees [on the mountain: ban xiang]
huòsomehow, perhaps, perchance
to find, discover, gain, attain, occupy, claim
a, one, the, that; his, himself, her, herself, itself
juéthe flat, horizontal branch; level roost
no; not, nothing; without; no ^ is done
jiùblame; is wrong; a mistake; harm

Line 5: 鴻漸于陵婦三歲不孕終莫之勝吉

hóngthe wild geese, swans
jiàngradually advance, progress by degrees
to, towards, into, onto
língthe foothills, higher ground, pass, slopes
the wife, woman
sānis, goes; may, will be three
suìyears, harvests
without, with no; not being
yùnconceiving, ception; pregnant, ancy
zhōngbut in the end, finally, at last, eventually
nothing
zhī^; her, this
shèngcan, will overcome, prevent, defeat
promising, auspicious, hopeful, timely

Line 6: 鴻漸于陸其羽可用為儀吉

hóngthe wild geese, swans
jiàngradually advance, progress by degrees
together to, towards, onto, over, across
the plateau, mesa, high ground, highlands
their, these, those, such
feathers, pinons, plumes
will be; are suitable, fitting, worthy
yòngused, consecrated; for, of, to use
wéiin, to, when perform, present, serve
the sacred dance, rites, observances
promising, auspicious, opportune, fortuitous

Practical Guidance

從堅實基礎逐步發展。唔係慢因為你冇能力——逐步因為嗰先創造持久工作。 經典文本將呢個同革命(卦四十九)對比。革命係危機下必要轉變。發展係根據內在邏輯有機生長。Linux 唔需要革命——Unix 範式係健全。佢需要嘅係嗰範式喺新硬件同背景嘅耐心、分佈實現。Linus 冇急佢。終端模擬器,然後任務切換,然後文件系統。每件逐步加,測試,整合。 野鵝意象映射到內核開發:每個維護者係隊形入面嘅雀,搵到佢相對其他嘅位置。你可以從遠處睇到模式。但每個個體獨立移動,透過佢哋自己導航維持位置。岸、崖、高原、樹、頂峰、雲高度——每個階段有佢適當嘅挑戰同回應。 呢度係關鍵點:你唔能急樹嘅生長。第三爻警告去得太遠太快——唔返嚟嘅人,失去孩子嘅女人。內核嘅分佈模型成功係因為佢尊重自然發展步伐。補丁審查、測試、整合——逐步。冇獨裁者強迫快速變化。冇委員會因為共識要求而癱瘓。只係清晰協調嘅穩定進展。 危險係失去耐性。減少到冇嘢嘅慢進展因為你停止維持努力。發展需要堅持。山上嘅樹唔快速生長。但佢從遠處睇得見。佢嘅根深入。佢透過穩定存在影響成個景觀。 知你喺邊種情況。革命定發展?如果基礎係健全,選發展。逐步建。俾系統根據佢內在邏輯而唔係外部壓力生長。到你到達雲高度——第六爻,你嘅羽毛喺神聖舞蹈服務——工作站作為例子。但嗰係終點階段,唔係開始。喺岸開始逐步進展。 隊形持住係因為每隻雀維持佢哋嘅位置。喺模式入面搵到你嘅位置。穩定咁做你嘅部分。信任逐步過程。

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