既濟 → 兌

Commentary

Water sits above fire, and though one begins with weeping, joy follows in the end. Radiant light shines forth, and a hundred blessings align as one desires. The verse traces the simplest and most reassuring arc: from tears to laughter, from darkness to illumination. No specific allusion anchors it — the comfort is generic and universal. From After Completion to the Joyous, fire-and-water balance yields to doubled lakes — the image of mutual delight, friends studying and laughing together. The completed order, which began with the anxiety of maintaining equilibrium, dissolves into pure, uncomplicated happiness. The Joyous is the endpoint where all tension releases and the only remaining energy is shared celebration.