Preserve Strength

Advantageous Trial. Chastising closes the Way. Trap! This Diminishes nothing, it Augments it. This is a very advantageous connection. Everyone will benefit. Do not try to discipline people or set out on an expedition. Shake up the source of nourishment. Reject the rules and clear the channels. You have a kind, generous heart and a noble spirit. Act through this virtue and kindness. You can create something that endures. Be open and provide what is needed.

九二, 利貞, 征凶, 弗損益之.

Perseverance furthers. ##### Comments To undertake something brings misfortune. Without decreasing oneself, One is able to bring increase to others. A high-minded self-awareness and a consistent seriousness with no forfeit of dignity are necessary if a man wants to be of service to others. He who throw himself away in order to do the bidding of a superior diminishes his own position without thereby giving lasting benefit to the other. This is wrong. To render true service of lasting value to another, one must serve him without relinquishing oneself.