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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Responsible Awareness, Caution, & Security. {98.}

Responsible Awareness, Caution, & Security. {98.}
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“The superior person, when resting in safety,
does not forget that danger may come.
When in a state of security,
she does not forget the possibility of ruin.
When all is orderly,
she does not forget that disorder may come.
Thus, her person is not endangered,
and her states and all their clans preserved.”
---- Confucius, Chinese philosopher, 551 B.C. to 479 B.C.
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