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CONTEMPLATION

觀 Guān

contemplation, looking inward, being seen, example, a view from above

ROASTIE

Contemplation. The Wind moving over the Earth, a view from the tower, everyone looking up at you. The book means be an example. You've been contemplating since the hands got washed and the offering never got made. You have a view of the whole valley and not one single thing you've done with it. Ya roasted!

THE JUDGMENT

The hands are washed, but the offering not yet made. Sincerity and dignity draw everyone to look up.

THE LINES, BOTTOM TO TOP

  1. Line 1 Looking like a child; for a small man no mistake, for the superior man cause for regret.
  2. Line 2 Peeping out through a crack in the door; fit only for a woman who stays firm.
  3. Line 3 He looks at his own life and decides whether to advance or step back.
  4. Line 4 Contemplating the glory of the kingdom; it is right to be a guest of the king.
  5. Line 5 He contemplates his own life; for the superior man, no mistake.
  6. Line 6 He contemplates his own character as others see it; for the superior man, no mistake.
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Text: the I Ching, after James Legge's 1882 translation, public domain, trimmed into plain English. The take: a coffee bean, licensed in nothing.