泰 → 節

Commentary

Earth above heaven, Peace's creature abandons its element. A turtle grows weary of rivers and seas, choosing to travel overland without stopping. It desiccates itself, losing its native city. Regret and remorse become its burden, but it is already too late. The turtle — a water creature supreme — forsaking water for land is the image of radical self-destruction through misjudgment. One leaves the environment where one thrives and perishes in alien terrain. From Peace to Limitation, water rests above the lake, and the gentleman sets proper measures. The transformation makes the lesson explicit: the turtle died because it knew no limits. Limitation is not restriction but survival — knowing where one belongs.