Thomas F. Cleary
"When flowing water...meets with obstacles on its path, a blockage in its journey, it pauses. It increases in volume and strength, filling up in front of the obstacle and eventually spilling past it... Do not turn and run, for there is nowhere worthwhile for you to go. Do not attempt to push ahead into the danger... emulate the example of the water: Pause and build up your strength until the obstacle no longer represents a blockage."
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"When flowing water...meets with obstacles on its path, a blockage in its journey, it pauses. It increases in volume and strength, filling up in front of the obstacle and eventually spilling past it... Do not turn and run, for there is nowhere worthwhile for you to go. Do not attempt to push ahead into the danger... emulate the example of the water: Pause and build up your strength until the obstacle no longer represents a blockage."
"إذا ما اعترضت المياه الجارية عقبات في طريقها، أو سدت مسارها، فإنها تتوقف. تزداد حجماً وقوة، وتتجمع أمام العائق حتى تفيض من فوقه... لا تولِ الأدبار وتهرب، فليس ثمة مكان يستحق الذهاب إليه. ولا تحاول الاندفاع نحو الخطر... بل اقتدِ بالمياه: توقف واجمع قواك حتى لا يمثل العائق سداً في وجهك بعد الآن."
Thomas F. Cleary
I Ching: The Book of Change
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