Zhou Yi—book of change explanations (93)
子曰:德薄而位尊，知小而謀大，力小而任重，鮮不及矣
Zi Yue: Deed thin and respectful, knowing small and seeking big, small power and heavy duty, not too many people can do it.
The force is small and duty is heavy. When a big official should change it, he has less power with heavier job. You can complete it. I think many people will miss you.
易曰:鼎折足，覆公餗，其形渥，凶
鼎Ding, during the Zhou Dynasty, there was a very interesting culture. In fact, before the Zhou Dynasty and the Shang Dynasty, there was Ding, the Ding of the Shang Dynasty, and even the Ding of the Xia Dynasty were three feet. After the Mao -Gongding of the Shang Dynasty it became four feet, which led to the Zhou Dynasty connecting Zhou Yi together, including the Shang Dynasty culture. When combined, there are many comprehensive ideas. This is comprehensive, so when we were young, it is necessary for us to recite the articles of the Zhou dynasty, the ritual and the shame, the four dimensions of the country, the four dimensions are not outstanding, and the country is ruined. This is actually about Mao Gongding. At that time, the entire Ding of Shang Dynasty, Ding down, maybe we only eat these things in this meal. These things are quite good, just one of the favorite things in the nobility, the former minions, they can't use Ding. In the past, Confucius used a knife. Do not know if he used chopsticks. He may be taken by hand, or it is different from the popular skewers. We have no way to understand how to eat at the time, is it a bowl? Is there a chopstick, we don't know it, but there is a scoop that is for sure. Because of this 鼎, the bottom is burning things, so if you cook, you have no scoop, how do you grasp with your hands? But if there are chopsticks, there is no way to understand.
言不勝其任也.
This is also a kind of description. In general, there is a place to hold. In the bottom, you can burn firewood. After boiling, you can hold it. It seems that the slaves are going to cook. After cooked, use a stick to carry to the nobility. How did they eat? We don't know. Ding is very important in the nobility. What is the problem? Cast. The people who would cast the Ding at that time are very important. You can cast a good Ding in this life. This nobleman will give you meal, and if you cast it, you will show off that this nobleman has this tripod. Very large aristocrats, showing off with the other aristocrats, so the meaning of exchange. If the other party has new discoveries or new creations, they will show off and sometimes exchange for each other. In old time it is incredible. Many things were natural. Because they didn't have a complete record at the time, said that this time they had cast the tripod. If they want to cast a second time, they might not be able to cast it. why? Because the impurities in your raw material itself, and everything else, are not in line with the conditions to complete the tripod, you can't do it.
