StoneCo STNE under CEO Thiago dos Santos Piau

StoneCo STNE under CEO Thiago dos Santos Piau

 

 

HEXAGRAM 39 – Chien – Obstruction

Above     K’AN    THE ABYSMAL, WATER

Below     KEN    KEEPING STILL, MOUNTAIN

The hexagram pictures

• a dangerous abyss lying before us and
  
• a steep, inaccessible mountain rising behind us.
  

We are surrounded by obstacles;

at the same time,

since the mountain has the attribute of keeping still,

there is implicit a hint as to how we can extricate ourselves.

The hexagram represents obstructions

that appear in the course of time but

that can and should be overcome.

Therefore

all the instruction given is directed to overcoming them.

 

THE JUDGMENT

OBSTRUCCION.

• The southwest furthers.
  
• The northeast does not further.
  
• It furthers one to see the great man.
  

Perseverance brings good fortune.

The southwest is the region of retreat,

the northeast that of advance.

Here

an individual is confronted by obstacles that

cannot be overcome directly.

In such a situation

it is wise

• to pause in view of the danger and
  
• to retreat.
  

However,

this is merely a preparation for overcoming the obstructions.

One must

• join forces with friends of like mind and
  
• put himself under the leadership of a man equal to the situation:
  

then

one will succeed in removing the obstacles.

This requires the will to persevere

just when

one apparently must do something that leads away from his goal.

This unswerving inner purpose brings good fortune in the end.

An obstruction that lasts only for a time is useful for self-development.

This is the value of adversity.

 

THE IMAGE

Water on the mountain:

The image of OBSTRUCTION.

Thus the superior man

• turns his attention to himself And
  
• molds his character.
  

Difficulties and obstructions throw a man back upon himself.

While

• the inferior man
  
  • seeks to put the blame on other persons, bewailing his fate,
    
• the superior man
  
  • seeks the error within himself, and
    

  through this introspection
  

• the external obstacle becomes for him an occasion for
  
  • inner enrichment and
    
  • education.
    

 

THE LINES

Six at the beginning means:

• Going leads to obstructions.
  
• Coming meets with praise.
  

When one encounters an obstruction,

the important thing is to reflect on how best to deal with it.

When threatened with danger,

• one should not strive blindly to go ahead,
  

  for this only leads to complications.
  

The correct thing is, on the contrary,

• to retreat for the time being,
  
  • not in order to give up the struggle
    
  • but to await the right moment for action.
    

Six in the second place means:

The king’s servant is beset by obstruction upon obstruction,

But it is not his own fault.

Ordinarily it is best to

• go around an obstacle and
  
• try to overcome it along the line of least resistance.
  

But there is one instance in which

a man must go out to meet the trouble,

even though difficulty piles upon difficulty:

this is

• when the path of duty leads directly to it – in other words,
  
• when he
  
  • cannot act of his own volition but
    
  • is duty bound to go and seek out danger in the service of a higher cause.
    

Then

he may do it without compunction,

because it is not through any fault of his that

he is putting himself in this difficult situation.

Nine in the third place means:

Going leads to obstructions

Hence he comes back.

While the preceding line shows

• the official compelled by duty follow the way of danger,
  

this line shows

• the man who must to act
  
  • as father of a family or
    
  • as head of his kin.
    

• If he were to plunge recklessly into danger,
  
  • it would be a useless act,
    

    because those entrusted to his care cannot get along by themselves.
    

But

• if he withdraws and turns back to his own,
  
  • they welcome him with great joy.
    

 

 

MOVING HEXAGRAM

 

 

HEXAGRAM 60 – Chieh – Limitation

Above    K’AN    THE ABYSMAL, WATER

Below    TUI    THE JOYOUS, LAKE

• A lake occupies a limited space.
  

When more water comes into it,

• it overflows.
  

Therefore

limits must be set for the water.

The image shows

• water below and
  
• water above,
  
• with the firmament between them as a limit.
  

The Chinese word for limitation really

denotes the joints that divide a bamboo stalk.

• In relation to ordinary life
  
  • it means the thrift that sets fixed limits upon expenditures.
    
• In relation to the moral sphere
  
  • it means the fixed limits that the superior man sets upon his actions –
    

    the limits of loyalty and disinterestedness.
    

 

THE JUDGMENT

LIMITATION.

Success.

Galling limitation must not be persevered in.

• Limitations are troublesome,
  

but

• they are effective.
  

If

• we live economically in normal times,
  
• we are prepared for times of want.
  

To be sparing saves us from humiliation.

Limitations are also indispensable in the regulation of world conditions.

In nature there are fixed limits for

• summer and winter,
  
• day and night, and
  

these limits give the year its meaning.

In the same way,

economy,

by setting fixed limits upon expenditures,

acts to

• preserve property and
  
• prevent injury to the people.
  

But in limitation

we must observe due measure.

• If a man should seek to impose galling limitations upon his own nature,
  
  • it would be injurious.
    

And

• if he should go too far in imposing limitations on others,
  
  • they would rebel.
    

Therefore

it is necessary to set limits even upon limitations

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