Hexagram 62: 小過

xiǎo guò smallness in excess; the small surpassing

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Upper Trigram
Lower Trigram

Judgment

xiǎosmallness, commonness; littleness; the small
guòin excess, extreme; surpasses; inundation
hēngfulfillment, satisfaction, success, completion
worthwhile, rewarding, beneficial
zhēnto persist; be dedicated, resolved, steadfast
suited, fitted to; appropriate, fitting for
xiǎominor, small, common, ordinary, everyday
shìaffairs, concerns, business, matters at hand
not; ill-; un-; in-; less than
suited, fitted to; appropriate, fitting for
great, big, major, important, critical, crucial
shìaffairs, concerns, business, matters at hand
fēiin flight; on the wing; flying, soaring
niǎobird
bequeaths, leaves behind, transmits
zhīthis, these, its
yīnmessage, news, notes, announcement
if it is not, ill-; un-; less than
fit, right; fitting; suited, adjusted, adapted to
shàngto ascend, rise; ascent; above; heights
then it is fit, right, suitable; adjust, adapt
xiàto descend; descent; remaining below
much, great, full of, a lot of; very
promise, hope, opportunity; promising

小過。亨。利貞。可小事,不可大事。飛鳥遺之音。不宜上,宜下。大吉。異常謙虛同認真得到成功回報。

Image

shānmountain
shàngabove, over, atop, on top of
yǒuis, there is
léithunder
xiǎosmallness
guòin excess
jūnnoble, worthy, honored
young one, heir, disciple
accordingly, therefore, thus
xíngin action, behavior, conduct, movement
guòwill exceed, surpass, err
in, with; on the side of
gōngrespect, courtesy, humility, reverence
sàngin loss, doing without, lamenting loss
guòwill exceed, surpass, err
in, with; on the side of
āisorrow, sadness, grief, grieving, regret
yòngin practice, practicality, function, work
guòwill exceed, surpass, err
in, with; on the side of
jiǎneconomy, frugality, thrift, restraint

山上有雷,小過。君子以行過乎恭,喪過乎哀,用過乎儉。喺小事上異常認真,即使喺外人睇嚟似瑣碎。

數碼遺物(Digital Relic)

Hexagram 62 digital artifact

比特幣創世區塊

Satoshi Nakamoto (2009)

2009年1月3日,18:15:05 UTC。區塊0。Satoshi Nakamoto 挖出第一個比特幣區塊,包含單一 coinbase 交易50 BTC,同埋一條嵌入訊息:「The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks」。當全球金融系統需要政府數萬億救援,有人發布咗點對點電子現金——無中央權威,無可能救市。創世區塊體現小事之重:唔係全面金融重設,只係一個區塊、五十比特幣、報紙九個字。雷在山上——顛覆性科技在建制基礎之上,但起步謙虛。Satoshi 冇發表宣言或承諾取代所有貨幣。只係:呢度有個可運作嘅原型,試下啦。嗰個細細哋嘅開始,以異常謹慎執行(完美密碼學、平衡激勵、乾淨代碼靜靜咁發布到密碼龐克郵件列表),成為咗萬億美元生態系統嘅基礎。雀仔落返嚟地面佢巢應該喺嘅位,而唔係飛向太陽。透過異常認真應用於審慎範圍嘅目標而成功。

Historical Context

Period
周代
Oracle Bone Etymology
雷(☳)在上,山(☶)在下——弱爻喺外,強爻喺內,造成特殊狀況。
Traditional Use
Wilhelm:『當內部強元素佔優但弱元素必須同外部世界調解,特殊審慎係必要嘅。』小事可做;大事不宜做。

Lines

Line 1: 飛鳥以凶

fēiflies, on the wing; flying, soaring
niǎobird
is on the way to; means; into, before
xiōngadversity, misfortune, trouble, bad luck

Line 2: 過其祖遇其妣不及其君遇其臣無咎

guòbypassing, passing by; going by, past
one's own
ancestor, grandfather
to meet with, greet, face, encounter
one's own
grandmother; late, departed mother
not; instead of, rather than; wanting, needing
to reach, contact, come to, approach
one's own
jūnleader, ruler, noble, sovereign, superior, chief
but meeting with, facing, encountering
the, that, another, his, her; somebody's
chénminister, retainer, subordinate, underling
no; not; nothing; without
jiùblame; wrong; mistake; harm

Line 3: 弗過防之從或戕之凶

it, one is not, never; never be; do not be
guògo beyond, past; too much, excessive
fángto defend, guard, fortify, protect
zhīoneself
cóngfrom behind; following; follower
huòsomebody, someone; might; sometimes
qiāngassault, attack, injure; do violence to
zhīthis one; another; here; one here
xiōngunfortunate, inauspicious, unlucky, brutal

Line 4: 無咎弗過遇之往厲必戒勿用永貞

avoid; no
jiùharm; make mistake, error
it, one is not, never; never be; do not be
guògo beyond, past; too much, excessive
to greet, meet, acknowledge
zhīanother, the others, passers by, in passing
wǎnggoing; progress, advance
difficult, hard, serious, stressful
and require, demand, necessitate
jièprecaution, heedfulness, care, vigilance
do not; avoid; one must not; no
yòngpractice, use, apply, employ, rely on
yǒnglasting, sustained, unrelenting, prolonged
zhēnpersistence, resolve, focus, steadfastness

Line 5: 密雲不雨自我西郊公弋取彼在穴

thick, dense, plump, plentiful
yúnclouds
but, yet, still no; without, with no
rain
coming from, out of
our, my
西western
jiāohorizon, frontier, border, outskirts
gōngeven a duke, prince, lord, high noble
bowhunts with tethered/harpoon arrows
preferring, choosing, selecting, taking
that, those targets, quarry; the ones
zàiin, within; inside of; dwelling, living in
xuécave, cavern, den, pit, hole

Line 6: 弗遇過之飛鳥離之凶是謂災眚

without; with no, never, not; avoid, denying
greeting, meeting, acknowledgement
guòin, when passing by
zhīthem, another, the others
fēiflying, soaring; in flight, on the wing
niǎobirds; bird
abandon; depart, separate, get distance from
zhīthis, that, such a one
xiōngill-omened, foreboding; bad omen, sign
shìtrue, positive, surely; indeed; thus
wèisignalling, signifying; meaning; indication
zāiof calamity, disaster, adversity, misfortune
shěngand harm, grave error, blindness, suffering

Practical Guidance

雷在山上。細細哋開始,異常執行。嗰個透過唔試圖開始革命而開始咗金融革命嘅區塊。 2009年1月3日。全球金融崩潰。泰晤士報頭條:『財相瀕臨第二輪銀行救市』。喺嗰背景下,有人發布咗點對點電子現金。冇宣言。冇營銷。只係:呢度有個可運作嘅原型。試下啦。 呢個就係小過具體化。卦教我哋:『可小事,不可大事。不宜上,宜下。』將你嘅野心範圍定喺實際可達成嘅嘢,然後以不尋常嘅卓越執行。 Satoshi 本可以嘗試全面金融系統重新設計——新銀行、改革貨幣政策、解決所有嘢。嗰樣會失敗。太複雜,太多攻擊面。相反:只係電子現金。點對點支付。冇雙重支付。就係咁。謙虛範圍。但喺嗰範圍內,異常謹慎:健全密碼學、平衡激勵、乾淨代碼。 經典文本:『過者,過也』。如果超越目標,就唔能擊中。比特幣冇試圖取代中央銀行或修正不平等。佢只係令點對點價值轉移冇需要信任中介。嗰個細事,適當執行,證明已經足夠。 呢度係模式:你資源有限、團隊細、解決唔到所有問題。誘惑係點都要瞄準高——建構全面平台,處理所有用例。呢個就係宜上。卦話:唔好。揀你實際能完成嘅細嘢,然後以異常認真做嗰嘢。 創世區塊:285 字節。報紙九個字。五十比特幣。但佢運作咗。網絡保持在線。其他密碼龐克測試佢,繼續運行節點。細採用,逐步增長,冇炒作。兩年後,真實交易。五年後,風險投資。十年後,機構投資。 如果區塊0試圖做所有嘢,呢啲都唔會發生。雀仔要首先降落喺可達成嘅地面。唔係謙虛作為弱點——謙虛作為準確評估而家可達成嘅嘢,結合應用於嗰可達成嘢嘅高標準。 失敗模式:範圍膨脹偽裝成願景。『我哋唔只係建支付系統,我哋革新金融!』可能最終會。但你實際能首先交付支付系統咩?你能喺架構全球基建嘅替代品之前令區塊0運作咩? 山(建制系統、真實約束)唔郁。雷(顛覆性科技)喺佢上面。試圖粉碎山嘅雷失敗。同實際地形合作嘅雷成功。 細嘢。異常執行。俾佢逐步證明自己。雀仔落返地面。十四年後,細區塊係其他所有嘢建立喺上面嘅基礎。因為佢運作咗。因為範圍係可達成嘅。因為有人將細嘢做啱,而唔係將大嘢做錯。

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