32. DURATION
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This is not a state of rest and relaxation
for mere standing still is mere repression.
It's a self-contained, self renewing, motion
of an organized, firmly integrated, action.

Luminaries, in fixed orbits, image Duration.
Seasons follow a fixed law of transformation.
In knowing what gives things their Duration
we can understand the nature of all creation.

In context of social and business relation,
and of covenants, and their application.
The superior one must show dedication
and does not ever change one's direction.

Thunder and Wind are examples of motion
and seem out of context with Duration.
But the internal laws of their perpetuation
(of their coming and going) have duration.

One should not marry rigid immobilization
but keep abreast of the times by adaptation.
What endures is the unswerving dedication
of one's being which determines all action.

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32. DURATION: THE LINES

SIX AT THE BOTTOM:
Seeking duration too hastily
brings bad luck persistently.
Endurance is made gradually
by long continued industry
and careful reflectivity.
Wanting too much immediately
is acting too precipitously.
By inclining to extremity
one ends up in liability.

NINE IN SECOND PLACE:
Force of character is greater
than available material power.
Thus one might have gnawing fear
of allowing oneself to endeavor
beyond ones strength and power.
It's a time of DURATION, however.
It is possible to control one's inner
force avoiding excess and error.
Thus, cause for remorse will disappear.

NINE IN THE THIRD PLACE:
Disgrace from unexpected quarter.
Not having duration of character
meets with a humiliating future.
If one has moods of hope and fear
one loses constancy of character.
Such experiences are not mere
effects produced by outer order
but results of ones own nature.

NINE IN FOURTH PLACE:
Persistent search isn't satisfactory.
If we want to get a shot at a quarry
we must go about it in the right way.
Hunting game where there is none may
result in waiting... never finding any.

SIX IN FIFTH PLACE:
One maintains traditional fidelity.
A wife (being conscious of frailty)
should manifest submissive docility.
A husband employs proper husbandry
(Careful management that's thrifty).

SIX AT THE TOP:
Impatience is a chronic condition
that can only bring one misfortune.
Rushing doesn't result in composure
but can only expose one to danger.

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