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__  __ Hexagram Sixteen:  
       Yu / Enthusiasm


Thunder comes resounding 
out of the Earth:
Similar thunder roars up 
from the masses
when the Superior Person 
strikes a chord 
in their hearts.

Whip up enthusiasm, 
rally your forces,
and move boldly forward.


Hexagram Sixteen/Line One:
Pride comes before a fall.


Hexagram Sixteen/Line Two:
Firm as a rock,
but only when necessary
and appropriate.
This course
brings good fortune.


Hexagram Sixteen/Line Three:
You wait for a compelling signal,
yet ignore the knock at the gate.
Missed opportunity breeds regret.


Hexagram Sixteen/Line Four:
His music strikes a chord
and wins hearts.
His trust makes them true,
and brings great success.


Hexagram Sixteen/Line Five:
Thorough self-diagnosis
of his own affliction
brings him safely 
from the brink
of fatal error.

Hexagram Sixteen/Line Six:
Compulsive enthusiasm
can be set right
if it learns from its mistakes.

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