Blink Charging Co BLNK under CEO Michael Farkas

Blink Charging Co BLNK under CEO Michael Farkas

 

HEXAGRAM 09 – Hsiao Ch’u – The Taming Power of the Small

Above    SUN        THE GENTLE, WIND

Below    CH’IEN    THE CREATIVE. HEAVEN

This hexagram means the force of the small –

the power of the shadowy – that

• restrains,
  
• tames,
  
• impedes.
  

A weak line in the fourth place, that of the minister, 1 holds the five strong lines in check.

In the Image it is the wind blowing across the sky.

The wind

• restrains the clouds, the rising breath of the Creative, and
  
• makes them grow dense,
  
• but as yet is not strong enough to turn them to rain.
  

The hexagram presents a configuration of circumstances in which

a strong element is temporarily held in leash by a weak element.

It is only through gentleness that this can have a successful outcome.

 

THE JUDGMENT

THE TAMING POWER, OF THE SMALL

Has success.

Dense clouds, no rain from our western region.

This image refers to the state of affairs in China at the time when King Wen,

who came originally from the west,

was in the east at the court of the reigning tyrant Chou Hsin.

The moment for action on a large scale has not yet arrived.

King Wen could only keep the tyrant somewhat in check by friendly persuasion.

Hence the image of many clouds, promising moisture and blessing to the land,

although as yet no rain falls.

The situation is not unfavorable;

there is a prospect of ultimate success,

• but there are still obstacles in the way, and
  
• we can merely take preparatory measures.
  

Only through the small means of friendly persuasion can we exert any influence.

The time has not yet come for sweeping measures.

However, we may be able, to a limited extent, to act as a restraining and subduing influence.

To carry out our purpose we need

• firm determination within and
  
• gentleness and adaptability in external relations.
  

 

THE IMAGE

The wind drives across heaven: The image of THE TAMING POWER OF THE SMALL.

Thus the superior man

Refines the outward aspect of his nature.

The wind can indeed drive the clouds together in the sky;

yet, being nothing but air, without solid body,

it does not produce great or lasting effects.

So also an individual,

in times when he can produce no great effect in the outer world,

can do nothing except refine the expression of his nature in small ways.

 

THE LINES

 

Nine in the second place means:

He allows himself to be drawn into returning.

Good fortune.

One would like to press forward,

but before going farther

one sees from the example of others like oneself that this way is blocked.

In such a case,

if the effort to push forward is not in harmony with the time, 2

a reasonable and resolute man will not expose himself to a personal rebuff,

but will retreat with others of like mind.

This brings good fortune,

because he does others of like not needlessly jeopardize himself.

 

Nine in the third place means:

The spokes burst out of the wagon wheels.

Man and wife roll their eyes.

Here an attempt is made to press forward forcibly,

in the obstructing that the obstructing power is slight.

But since,

under the circumstances power actually lies with the weak,

this sudden offensive is doomed to failure.

External conditions hinder the advance,

just as loss of the wheel spokes stops the progress of a wagon.

We do not yet heed this hint from fate,

hence there are annoying arguments like those of a married couple.

Naturally this is not a favorable state of things,

for though the situation may enable the weaker side to hold its ground,

the difficulties are too numerous to permit of a happy result.

In consequence

even the strong man cannot so use his power

as to exert the right influence on those around him.

• He experiences a rebuff where he expected an easy victory, and
  
• he thus compromises his dignity.
  

 

Six in the fourth place means:

If you are sincere,

• blood vanishes and
  
• fear gives way.
  

No blame.

If

• one is in the difficult and responsible position of counselor to a powerful man,
  
• one should restrain him in such a way that right may prevail.
  

Therein lies a danger so great that the threat of actual bloodshed may arise.

Nonetheless,

the power of disinterested truth is greater than all these obstacles.

It carries such weight that

• the end is achieved, and
  
• all danger of bloodshed and all fear disappear.
  

 

Nine at the top means:

The rain comes, there is rest.

This is due to the lasting effect of character.

Perseverance brings the woman into danger.

The moon is nearly full.

If the superior man persists,

Misfortune comes.

Success is at hand.

The wind has driven up the rain.

A fixed standpoint has been reached.

This has come about through the cumulating of small effects produced by

reverence for a superior character.

But a success thus secured bit by bit calls for great caution.

It would be a dangerous illusion for anyone to think he could presume upon it.

The female principle,

the weak element that has won the victory,

should never persist in vaunting it – that would lead to danger.

• The dark power in the moon is strongest when the moon is almost full.
  
• When it is full and directly opposite the sun, its waning is inevitable.
  

Under such circumstances one must be content with what has been achieved.

To advance any farther,

before the appropriate time has come,

would lead to misfortune.

 

 

MOVING HEXAGRAM

 

 

HEXAGRAM 17 – Sui – Following

Above    TUI    THE JOYOUS, LAKE

Below    CHEN    THE AROUSING, THUNDER

The trigram Tui, the Joyous, whose attribute is gladness, is above;

Chen, the Arousing, 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.
  

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