**Cast:** Primary hexagram 17, Following, with changing lines 3 and 5, relating to hexagram 55, Abundance.
**Contemporary reflection:** The movement from Following to Abundance suggests that patience is most useful where you are trying to align with a larger flow—perhaps a team, a process, or a relationship—rather than forcing a personal agenda. The two changing lines point to moments of transition: one in the middle of a group dynamic (line 3) and one in a position of responsibility or visibility (line 5). In both, the impulse to act quickly may interrupt what is still gathering. Abundance as the relating perspective hints that waiting can allow resources, clarity, or support to accumulate on their own. So patience is more useful than action wherever you are tempted to push a decision or commitment before the surrounding conditions have shown their direction.
**Practical steps:** First, choose one current situation where you feel urgency—especially one involving others’ expectations or your own leadership—and postpone a final move for 48 hours. During that window, note what others signal or what new information arrives without your prompting. Second, make a short list of three things already abundant in that situation: existing trust, time, skills, or allies. Let that list guide a smaller, low-risk action only after the waiting period, not before.
**Limits:** The future is not fixed, and this reflection is not a substitute for practical judgment in high-stakes matters.