Sunday, January 9, 2011

Confusion, Danger & Order, Security. {203.}

Confusion, Danger & Order, Security. {203.}
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“Danger arises when a man feels secure in his position.
Destruction threatens when a man seeks to preserve his worldly estate.
Confusion develops when a man has put everything in order.
Therefore, the superior man does not forget danger in his security,
nor ruin when he is well-established,
nor confusion when his affairs are in order.”

---- I. Ching; Great Commentary, 2.5.9.
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