40. Hsieh / Liberation
(Thunder above Water)
Description
A Thunderous Cloudburst shatters the oppressive humidity:
The Superior Person knows the release in forgiveness, pardoning the faults of others and dealing gently with those who sin against him.
It pays to accept things as they are for now.
If there is nothing else to be gained, a return brings good fortune.
If there is something yet to be gained, act on it at once.
Analysis
The relief you experience here is not your own personal pardon, but the release of others from your rigid expectations.
Like a hot air balloon, you will rise to new heights as you cast the heavy sandbags of resentments and restrictions away from you.
Feel the lightness of being that results from forgiving others and accepting them as they are.
Free yourself of the endless vigil of policing the behavior of others.
See them for who they are, not what they can or can't do for you.
Changing Lines
Line 1
There has been no mistake.
You are not at fault.
Line 2
He kills three foxes in the hunt and wins the golden arrow.
Great fortune if you follow this course.
Line 3
The porter carries his burden in a gilded carriage well beyond his means.
This attracts not only the resentment of his peers, but bandits as well.
Injury and humiliation ahead.
Line 4
Free yourself from this useless dependence.
A new and trustworthy companion will appear.
Line 5
He escapes the traps set by inferior men, then treats the conspirators as comrades.
By making them friends, he rids himself of enemies.
Line 6
He calmly lifts his bow and picks off a falcon atop a distant tower.
Such prowess breaks the spirit of his challengers.
Nothing but good fortune from this point.