Fruitless Effort

Trying to fix the omen when there is no game in the fields. There is no game in sight, no possibility of connection. Restrain your impulses and leave quietly. Hold on to what supports you. Let the present situation dissolve and think about your real ideals. If you let yourself be led you can realize the hidden potential. Co-operate with the ongoing process of change.

九四, 田无禽.

No game in the field. ##### Comments If we are in pursuit of game and want to get a shot at a quarry, we must set about it in the right way. A man who persists in stalking game in a place where there is none may wait forever without finding any. Persistence in search is not enough. What is not sought in the right way is not found.