大畜 → 咸

Commentary

Heaven stored within the mountain opens into the lake above the mountain — Influence. Armor and weapons are sheathed, horses and cattle released to pasture. Roads open freely; the state knows no grief or worry. Yet a decaying wall is not to be pierced, and illness resists cure. The first half celebrates demobilization — the peace dividend of accumulated strength, where taming yields to mutual influence and martial readiness gives way to open exchange. But the closing lines introduce a counter-note: some structures have decayed beyond repair, some diseases beyond treatment. From Great Taming to Influence, the mountain's stored power becomes the lake resting atop the mountain — receptive, open, responsive. Peace follows strength, but not everything damaged during the accumulation period can be restored.