Ch'ien / The Creative
above: Ch'ien The Creative, Heaven
below: Ch'ien The Creative, Heaven
Nine in the third place means:
All day long the superior man is creatively active.
At nightfall his mind is still beset with cares.
Danger. No blame.
A sphere of influence opens up for the great man. His fame begins to
spread. The masses flock to him. His inner power is adequate to the
increased outer activity. There are all sorts of things to be done, and
when others are at rest in the evening, plans and anxieties press in
upon him. But danger lurks here at the place of transition from
lowliness to the heights. Many a great man has been ruined because the
masses flocked to him and swept him into their course. Ambition has
destroyed his integrity. However, true greatness is not impaired by
temptations. He who remains in touch with the time that is dawning, and
with its demands is prudent enough to avoid all pitfalls, and remains
blameless.