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53. Development

Jiàn

Judgment

Gradual, correct progress, like a tree growing steadily or a courtship unfolding at its proper pace. Rushing this process undermines it; patience secures it.

The Image

A tree on the mountain grows slowly: the image of gradual development that reaches its proper height in its own time.

Guidance

Let this situation develop at its natural pace rather than forcing it faster. Gradual, correctly ordered progress will hold; anything rushed here is more likely to come apart.

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