K'an / The Abysmal (Water)
above:K'an The Abysmal, Water
below:K'an The Abysmal, Water
Six in the fourth place means:
A jug of wine, a bowl of rice with it;
Earthen vessels
Simply handed in through the Window.
There is certainly no blame in this.
In times of danger ceremonious forms are dropped. What matters most is
sincerity. Although as a rule it is customary for an official to
present certain introductory gifts and recommendations before he is
appointed, here everything is simplified to the utmost. The gifts are
insignificant, there is no one to sponsor him, he introduces himself;
yet all this need not be humiliating if only there is the honest
intention of mutual help in danger.
Still another idea is suggested. The window is the place through which
light enters the room. If in difficult times we want to enlighten
someone, we must begin with that which is in itself lucid and proceed
quite simply from that point on.