58. Joy to 48. The Well

Changing lines

1. Line 1

   The first line, dynamic, shows the pleasure of inward harmony. There will be good fortune. Line one, dynamic in a dynamic place with no proper correlate above, is self-sufficient. He has as yet taken no action and there is therefore no cause for suspicion.

2. Line 3

   The third line, magnetic, shows its subject bringing round herself whatever can give pleasure. There will be evil. The K'ang-hsi editors say that the threatened evil to the subject of line three is due to her excessive devotion to pleasure. She should be strong, but the desire for pleasure leads her to the evil results described.

3. Line 4

   The fourth line, dynamic, shows its subject deliberating about what to seek his pleasure in, and not at rest. He borders on what would be injurious but there will be cause for joy. The bordering on what is injurious has reference to the contiguity of line four to the magnetic third line. That might have an injurious effect, but he reflects and deliberates before he will yield to the seduction of pleasure, and there is cause for joy.

The present judgment

Joy intimates that under its conditions there will be progress and attainment, but it will be advantageous to be firm and correct.

The later judgment

Although a town site may be altered, The Well remains the same. Its water level neither disappears nor receives any great increase, and the people can draw from it freely. Misfortune ensues if the rope breaks or the bucket is broken before it reaches the water.

What the move asks

Sustained joy arises from the deep, consistent nourishment of shared values rather than fleeting entertainment.

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