16. Yü / Enthusiasm
(Thunder above Earth)
Description
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.
Analysis
There is a rhythmic force, a world music, that lives deep in the Unconscious of each of us.
It's a primitive drumbeat, a shaking rattle, a tribal chant that invokes the primal self to rise up and join the dance.
This is the enthusiasm that is generated now.
Not rhetorical persuasion, not a play on the emotions, but a charismatic, irresistible Call of the Wild.
Confucius said that the person who could comprehend this could 'rule the world as though it were spinning in his hand.'
This is a time for instinct, not intellect -- the Thunder from the Beneath.
Changing Lines
Line 1
Pride comes before a fall.
Line 2
Firm as a rock, but only when necessary and appropriate.
This course brings good fortune.
Line 3
You wait for a compelling signal, yet ignore the knock at the gate.
Missed opportunity breeds regret.
Line 4
His music strikes a chord and wins hearts.
His trust makes them true, and brings great success.
Line 5
Thorough self-diagnosis of his own affliction keeps him safely from the brink of fatal error.
Line 6
Compulsive enthusiasm can be set right if it learns from its mistakes.