Repros Therapeutics RPRX under CEO Joseph Podolski

Repros Therapeutics RPRX under CEO Joseph Podolski

Repros Therapeutics RPRX under CEO Joseph Podolski

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HEXAGRAM 17 – Sui – Following

 

Above                TUI   THE JOYOUS, LAKE

Below                CHEN THE AROUSING, THUNDER

 

·         The trigram Tui, the Joyous,

o   whose attribute is gladness, is above;

·         Chen, the Arousing,

o   which has the attribute of movement, is below. 

 

Joy in movement induces following. 

 

·         The Joyous is the youngest daughter,

while

·         the Arousing is the eldest son. 

 

An older man

·         defers to a young girl and

·         shows her consideration. 

 

By this he moves her to follow him.

 

 

THE JUDGMENT

 

FOLLOWING has supreme success. 

Perseverance furthers. 

No blame.

 

In order to obtain a following

one must first know how to adapt oneself. 

 

If a man would rule

he must first learn to serve,

for only in this way

does he secure from those below him

the joyous assent that is necessary

if they are to follow him. 

 

If he has to obtain a following

·         by force or cunning,

·         by conspiracy or

·         by creating factions,

he invariably arouses resistance,

which obstructs willing adherence. 

 

But even joyous movement can lead to evil consequences,

hence the added stipulation, "Perseverance furthers"-that is,

·         consistency in doing right – together with

·         "No blame."

 

Just as

·         we should not ask others to follow us unless this condition is fulfilled,

so it is only under this condition that

·         we can in turn follow others without coming to harm.

 

The thought of obtaining a following through adaptation to the demands of the time is a

·         great and

·         significant idea;

this is why the appended judgment is so favorable.

 

 

THE IMAGE

 

Thunder in the middle of the lake:  The image of FOLLOWING.

Thus the superior man at nightfall

Goes indoors for

·         rest and

·         recuperation.

 

In the autumn electricity

·         withdraws into the earth again and

·         rests. 

 

Here it is the thunder in the middle of the lake that serves as the image –

·         thunder in its winter rest,

·         not thunder in motion. 

 

The idea of following in the sense of

adaptation to the demands of the time

grows out of this image. 

 

Thunder in the middle of the lake indicates times of

·         darkness and

·         rest. 

 

Similarly,

a superior man,

after being tirelessly active all day,

allows himself

·         rest and

·         recuperation at night. 

 

No situation can become favorable until one

·         is able to adapt to it and

·         does not wear himself out with mistaken resistance.

 

 

 

THE LINES

 

 

Nine at the beginning- means: 

The standard is changing,

Perseverance brings good fortune. 

To go out of the door in company Produces deeds.

 

There are exceptional conditions in which

the relation between

·         leader and

·         followers

changes. 

 

It is implicit in the idea of following and adaptation that

if one wants to lead others,

·         one must remain

o   accessible and

o   responsive

to the views of those under him. 

 

At the same time, however,

·         he must have firm principles, so that

·         he does not vacillate where there is only a question of current opinion. 

 

Once

·         we are ready to listen to the opinions of others,

·         we must not associate exclusively

o   with people who share our views or

o   with members of our own party;

instead,

·         we must go out and mingle freely with all sorts of people,

o   friends or

o   foes. 

 

That is the only way to achieve something.

 

 

Six in the second place means:

If

·         one clings to the little boy,

·         One loses the strong man.

 

In

·         friendships and

·         close relationships

an individual must make a careful choice. 

 

He surrounds himself either

·         with good or

·         with bad company;

he cannot have both at once. 

 

If

·         he throws himself away on unworthy friends

·         he loses connection with people of intellectual power who could further him in the good.

 

 

Six in the third place means:

If

·         one clings to the strong man,

·         One loses the little boy.

Through following one finds what one seeks. 

It furthers one to remain persevering.

 

When

the right connection with distinguished people has been found,

a certain loss naturally ensues. 

 

A man must part company with the

·         inferior and

·         superficial. 

 

But in his heart

·         he will feel satisfied,

because

·         he will find what he seeks and needs for the development of his personality. 

 

The important thing is to remain firm. 

 

He must

·         know what he wants and

·         not be led astray by momentary inclinations.

 

 

Six at the top means:

He

·         meets with firm allegiance And

·         is still further bound.

The king introduces him To the Western Mountain.

 

This refers to

a man, an exalted sage,

who has already put the turmoil of the world behind him. 

 

But a follower appears who

·         understands him and

·         is not to be put off. 

 

So the sage

·         comes back into the world and

·         aids the other in his work. 

 

Thus there develops an eternal tie between the two.

 

The allegory is chosen from the annals of the Chou dynasty. 

 

The rulers of this dynasty honored

men who had served them well

by awarding them a place in the royal family’s temple of ancestors on the Western Mountain. 

 

In this way

they were regarded as sharing in the destiny of the ruling family.

 

 

 

MOVING HEXAGRAM

 

 

HEXAGRAM 44 – Kou – Coming to Meet

 

Above                CH’IEN       THE CREATIVE, HEAVEN 

Below                SUN          THE GENTLE, WIND

 

This hexagram indicates a situation in which

the principle of darkness, after having been eliminated,

·         furtively and

·         unexpectedly

obtrudes again from

·         within and

·         below. 

 

Of its own accord the female principle comes to meet the male. 

 

It is an

·         unfavorable and

·         dangerous

situation, and

we must

·         understand and

·         promptly prevent

the possible consequences.

 

The hexagram is linked with the fifth month [June-July],

because at the summer solstice

the principle of darkness gradually becomes ascendant again.

 

 

THE JUDGMENT

 

COMING TO MEET. 

The maiden is powerful. 

One should not marry such a maiden.

 

The rise of the inferior element is pictured here in the image of

·         a bold girl who

·         lightly surrenders herself

and thus

·         seizes power. 

 

This would not be possible if the

·         strong and

·         light-giving element

had not in turn come halfway. 

 

The inferior thing seems so

·         harmless and

·         inviting

that a man delights in it;

it looks so

·         small and

·         weak

that he imagines he may

·         dally with it and

·         come to no harm.

 

The inferior man rises only because the superior man

·         does not regard him as dangerous

and so

·         lends him power. 

 

If

·         he were resisted from the first,

·         he could never gain influence.

 

The time of COMING TO MEET is important in still another way. 

 

Although as a general rule

the weak should not come to meet the strong,

there are times when

this has great significance. 

 

·         When heaven and earth come to meet each other,

o   all creatures prosper;

·         when a prince and his official come to meet each other,

o   the world is put in order. 

 

It is necessary for elements predestined to be

·         joined and

·         mutually dependent

to come to meet one another halfway. 

 

·         But the coming together

o   must be free of dishonest ulterior motives,

·         otherwise

o   harm will result.

 

 

THE IMAGE

 

Under heaven, wind: The image Of COMING TO MEET.

Thus does the prince act when

·         disseminating his commands And

·         proclaiming them to the four quarters of heaven.

 

The situation here resembles that in hexagram 20, Kuan, CONTEMPLATION (VIEW). 

 

·         In the latter the wind blows over the earth,

·         here it blows under heaven;

in both cases it goes everywhere. 

 

·         There the wind is on the earth and

o   symbolizes the ruler taking note of the conditions in his kingdom;

·         here the wind blows from above and

o   symbolizes the influence exercised by the ruler through his commands.

 

·         Heaven is far from the things of earth, but

o   it sets them in motion by means of the wind. 

 

·         The ruler is far from his people,

but

·         he sets them in motion by means of his

o   commands and

o   decrees.

 

 

 

 

 

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