頤 → 井

Commentary

Mountain over thunder gives way to water over wind — the Well, the inexhaustible source. A ceaseless wind blows east and west, scattering things in all four directions. From dawn until dusk one waits, never seeing the son's joyful return. The wind disperses what the well should gather; the nourishment that should rise from the depths is blown apart before it can be drawn. From Nourishment to the Well, the transformation should promise sustenance from a deep, constant source, yet this verse inverts the promise. The well exists — the water is there — but the wind scatters the one who should draw from it. Waiting all day for a reunion that never comes, the well's nourishment goes untapped.