SiTime Corp SITM under CEO Rajesh Vashist

SiTime Corp SITM under CEO Rajesh Vashist

 

HEXAGRAM 18 – Ku – Work on What Has Been Spoiled (Decay)

Above    KEN    KEEPING STILL,     MOUNTAIN

Below    SUN     THE GENTLE, WIND

The Chinese character Ku represents a bowl

in whose contents worms are breeding.

This means decay.

It has come about because

• the gentle indifference of the lower trigram has come together with
  
• the rigid inertia of the upper, and
  

the result is stagnation.

Since this implies guilt,

the conditions embody a demand for removal of the cause.

Hence the meaning of the hexagram is

• not simply “what has been spoiled”
  
• but “work on what has been spoiled.”
  

 

THE JUDGMENT

WORK ON WHAT HAS BEEN SPOILED

Has supreme success.

It furthers one to cross the great water.

Before the starting point, three days.

After the starting point, three days.

What has been spoiled through man’s fault can be made good again through man’s work.

• It is not immutable fate, as, in the time of STANDSTILL,
  

  that has caused the state of corruption,
  

• but rather the abuse of human freedom.
  

Work toward improving conditions promises well,

because it accords with the possibilities of the time.

We

• must not recoil from work and danger –
  

  symbolized by crossing of the great water – but
  

• must take hold energetically.
  

Success depends, however, on proper deliberation.

This is expressed by the lines,

• “Before the starting point, three days.
  
• After the starting point, three days.”
  

We must first know the causes of corruption

before we can do away with them;

hence it is necessary to be cautious during the time before the start.

Then

we must see to it that the new way is safely entered upon, so that

a relapse may be avoided;

therefore

we must pay attention to the time after the start.

• Decisiveness and
  
• energy
  

must take the place of the

• inertia and
  
• indifference
  

that have led to decay,

in order that the ending may be followed by a new beginning.

 

THE IMAGE

The wind blows low on the mountain: The image Of DECAY.

Thus the superior man

• stirs up the people And
  
• strengthens their spirit.
  

• When the wind blows low on the mountain,
  
• it is thrown back and spoils the vegetation.
  

This contains a challenge to improvement.

It is the same with

• debasing attitudes and
  
• fashions;
  

they corrupt human society.

To do away with this corruption,

the superior man must regenerate society.

His methods likewise must be derived from the two trigrams,

but in such a way that their effects unfold in orderly sequence.

The superior man

• must first remove stagnation by stirring up public opinion,
  
  • as the wind stirs everything, and
    
• must then strengthen and tranquilize the character of the people,
  
  • as the mountain gives tranquility and nourishment to all that grows in its vicinity.
    

 

THE LINES

 

Six at the beginning means:

Setting right what has been spoiled by the father.

If there is a son,

No blame rests upon the departed father.

Danger.

In the end good fortune.

Rigid adherence to tradition has resulted in decay.

But the decay

• has not yet penetrated deeply and
  
• so can still be easily remedied.
  

It is as if a son were compensating for the decay his father allowed to creep in.

Then no blame attaches to the father.

However,

one must not

• overlook the danger or
  
• take the matter too lightly.
  

Only if

one is conscious of the danger connected with every reform

will everything go well in the end.

 

Nine in the second place means:

Setting right what has been spoiled by the mother.

One must not be too persevering.

This refers to mistakes that as a result of weakness have brought about decay –

hence the symbol, “what has been spoiled by the mother.”

In setting things right in such a case,

a certain gentle consideration is called for.

In order not to wound,

one should not attempt to proceed too drastically.

 

Nine in the third place means:

Setting right what has been spoiled by the father.

There will be a little remorse.

No great blame.

This describes a man who proceeds a little too energetically

in righting the mistakes of the past.

Now and then, as a result,

• minor discords and
  
• annoyances
  

will surely develop.

But too much energy is better than too little.

Therefore, although

• he may at times have some slight cause for regret,
  
• he remains free of any serious blame.
  

 

Six in the fourth place means:

Tolerating what has been spoiled by the father.

In continuing one sees humiliation.

This shows the situation of

someone too weak to take measures against decay that

• has its roots in the past and
  
• is just beginning to manifest itself.
  

It is allowed to run its course.

If this continues, humiliation will result.

 

 

MOVING HEXAGRAM

 

 

HEXAGRAM 21 – Shih Ho – Biting Through

Above    LI    THE CLINGING, FIRE

Below    CHEN    THE AROIUSING, THUNDER

This hexagram represents an open mouth (cf. hexagram 27)

with an obstruction (in the fourth place) between the teeth.

As a result the lips cannot meet.

To bring them together one must bite energetically through the obstacle.

Since the hexagram is made up of the trigrams for thunder and for lightning,

it indicates how obstacles are forcibly removed in nature.

• Energetic biting through overcomes the obstacle that prevents joining of the lips;
  
• the storm with its thunder and lightning overcomes the disturbing tension in nature.
  
• Recourse to law and penalties overcomes the disturbances of harmonious social life
  

  caused by
  

  • criminals and
    
  • slanderers.
    

The theme of this hexagram is a criminal lawsuit,

in contradistinction to that of Sung, CONFLICT (6), which refers to civil suits.

 

THE JUDGMENT

BITING THROUGH has success.

It is favorable to let justice be administered.

When an obstacle to union arises,

energetic biting through brings success.

This is true in all situations.

Whenever unity cannot be established,

the obstruction is due to a talebearer and traitor who is interfering and blocking the way.

To prevent permanent injury,

vigorous measures must be taken at once.

Deliberate obstruction of this sort does not vanish of its own accord.

Judgment and punishment are required to deter or obviate it.

However,

it is important to proceed in the right way.

The hexagram combines

• Li, clarity, and
  
• Chen, excitement.
  

• Li is yielding,
  
• Chen is hard.
  

Unqualified hardness and excitement

would be too violent in meting out punishment;

unqualified clarity and gentleness

would be too weak.

The two together create the just measure.

It is of moment that

• the man who makes the decisions (represented by the fifth line) is gentle by nature,
  

while

• he commands respect by his conduct in his position.
  

 

THE IMAGE

Thunder and lightning: The image Of BITING THROUGH.

Thus

the kings of former times

made firm the laws

Through clearly defined penalties.

Penalties are the individual applications of the law.

The laws specify the penalties.

• Clarity prevails when mild and severe penalties are clearly differentiated,
  
• according to the nature of the crimes.
  
  • This is symbolized by the clarity of lightning.
    
• The law is strengthened by a just application of penalties.
  
  • This is symbolized by the terror of thunder.
    

This clarity and severity have the effect of instilling respect;

it is not that the penalties are ends in themselves.

• The obstructions in the social life of man increase when there is
  
  • lack of clarity in the penal codes and
    
  • slackness in executing them.
    
• The only way to strengthen the law is
  
  • to make it clear and
    
  • to make penalties certain and swift.
    

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