The first and fourth hexagrams of the Book of Changes: a life enlightenment story without blame.

94: It's not strange to jump deep.

"Elephant" said, "Let's jump deep", which is understandable.

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1 depth: deep in water.

literal translation

94: A dragon may jump into a deep pool without disaster.

Legend of the Elephant says: "The dragon may jump into the deep pool", which means that something can be done without disaster.

Detailed comments

1994, Yang Yao was subordinate to Shang Yao. According to Cohesion, "Two and four merits are the same but different, and their goodness is different; "Two more glories, four more fears" means that a gentleman can take refuge in a special period when he enters. This shows that the gentleman has reached the point of itching. As long as he makes careful decisions, he can advance and retreat freely.

1994, Yang is in the shade, close to the monarch. "It's not strange to jump deep." When you reach the key position in 1994, you should understand that you should jump first and then jump, and you should not jump deep to prepare, and you should understand the truth of advancing and retreating. Retreat here does not mean returning to the position of 1993, but waiting for an opportunity to jump deep.

Cao Cao once said, "Dragons can be big or small, and they can be raised or hidden. Big clouds and fog, small shadows. Rise and fly in the universe, hide and lurk in the waves. This spring is deep, Long Bian, and Jews are determined to travel all over the world. " Talked a lot about the characteristics of dragons. Many of us usually say that a gentleman can bend and stretch, which is what we mean. Being a resilient person is easier said than done.

"Or jump into the deep" and "or" are synonymous here: someone, someone, means that in 1994, he just lived in the shade. At the most critical moment, he seized the opportunity and made great strides, making it possible for him to ascend to heaven. "Or leap" is uncertain, which means that some have already leaped and some are still waiting for opportunities. It does not hesitate, but decides whether to leap forward or "go deep" according to the situation.

"Deep" is also the place where dragons live. Whether to jump or not depends on the situation. The actions of saints depend on timing, which shows the importance of timing and determines actions according to timing.

It means to tell us that in real life, we often encounter many things. If the time is not ripe, don't do it for the time being, and then do it when the time is ripe, but we should always be prepared and ready to attack.

"Little Elephant Talk" said: "Or jump into the deep, enter without blaming." It is further pointed out that there is nothing to blame for the Great Leap Forward. In the position of 94, there is only a leap forward, and there is no retreat. Only the word "forward" is emphasized here, which shows the true connotation of "or jumping deep".

Or jump into a profound and blameless life revelation story.

After King Wu succeeded King Wen to the throne, he should learn from King Wen, with Jiang Taigong as his teacher, Zhou Gongdan as his assistant, and Zhao Gong and Bi Gong as his right-hand men, thus making the Zhou Dynasty stronger and stronger.

In the ninth year of King Wu's rule, all ministers suggested that it was time to conquer Shang Zhouwang. King Wu has doubts, but on second thought, it is good to observe the world situation. So people were ordered to build an altar to worship heaven in Bidi.

After a month's preparation, King Wu held a gift of offering sacrifices to heaven in Bidi. After offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, King Wu solemnly said to the soldiers in the audience: "We are here to take an oath! In order to realize King Wen's last wish and save the whole world, they will attack Shang Zhouwang! Those who are brave and meritorious will be rewarded, and those who retreat will be punished! " Jiang Taigong then commanded the army and made great strides.

Since the day King Wu sent troops, people all over the country have been rejoicing when they heard that he was going to conquer the tyrannical Shang Zhouwang. Wherever the army went, young people enthusiastically joined the army, and the people brought food and water. As soon as they heard that they were going to cross the Yellow River, the fishermen donated their boats. When there are not enough boats, ordinary people take out their own door panels and bed boards to make boats.

A few days later, Zhou Wuwang's army sailed for Jin Meng. According to the ancient books such as Shangshu and Shiji, two strange things happened one after another after King Wu crossed the river and arrived in Jinmeng.

One happened when King Wu crossed the river and the boat reached the middle stream. Suddenly, a big white fish jumped into the boat and stopped in front of King Wu. King Wu understands that this is God's will. So he bent down to pick up the fish and offered sacrifices to heaven. Jiang Taigong, Zhou Gongdan and other ministers also congratulated King Wu.

The second strange thing happened when Wu lived. After crossing the river, King Wu stayed in a simple house casually, waiting for the arrival of the whole army. Suddenly, the soldiers saw a fire in the sky. The fire reached the house where King Wu lived from top to bottom. It turned into a red bird and sang loudly.

After the army crossed the river, King Wu held an oath ceremony in Jin Meng. Moreover, the number of troops participating in the alliance is many times more than that of the starting army, and the dark arrangement is thousands of meters long. According to historical records, as many as 800 governors "unexpectedly joined the Tianjin League".

At the Tianjin meeting, the governors elected King Wu as the leader and demanded an immediate crusade against Shang Zhouwang. However, the king of Wu said, "If you wanted to cut it, you would have cut it long ago. With the present army, we are sure to defeat Shang Zhouwang. However, there were two sages in the Shang Dynasty, Bigan and Ji Zi. If we go to crusade now, many innocent people will be hurt, and the time is not yet ripe. Therefore, I decided to let the army return to various countries. " As a result, the armies of all countries withdrew from Jin Meng.