Perfect Retreat

Excellence comes through Retiring. Trial: Wise Words! The Way is open. Excellence comes through this retreat. Have no regrets. You make the connection with a single try. Though you may feel isolated and unsure, you have a profound connection that is working at a great distance. Do not be afraid to stand alone. You are coupled with a creative force.

九五, 嘉遯, 貞吉.

Friendly retreat. Perseverance brings good fortune. ##### Comments It is the business of the superior man to recognize in time that the moment for retreat has come. If the right moment is chosen, the retreat can be carried out within the forms of perfect friendliness, without the necessity of disagreeable discussions. Yet, for all the observance of amenities, absolute firmness of decision is necessary if one is not to be led astray by irrelevant considerations.