Hi all,
a few days ago, I met a woman a train. The food car guy introduced via a tiny sketch she had made that I added to. We had a playful/flirty 'battle' of sketches ( Great White Shark Vs the Death Star etc etc ). We got to talking, found some commonalities etc, and found out she had just moved to my city. I told her about a great bar with a theme we both liked and asked if she wanted to grab a drink there sometime over the weekend or next week, she said this week was better, (so not just a yes, but something that suggests to me genuine interest) so I said thursday, and she said yes and took the initiative of giving me her number. I texted her a screen shot of the bar location later that night, to which she responded "Perfect", then I replied " how's bout 7:30". I received no reply. The next day I sent a follow up text basically saying 'hey didn't receive a confirmation, let me know if 7:30 actually works".
No reply to that, so I assumed she blew me off. I ended up grabbing a drink at said bar anyways as I was in the neighborhood to run an errand.
Anyways, I asked the iching a very simple question:
Why was I blown off? I of course realize these things happen, but this was confusing as she certainly seemed into it enough to say yes, give me her number and respond to my first text.
I received as a reply to my question
15.3 > 2
Modesty, The Symbol of Humility, Moderation, Humbling, Respectful/Humble, Yielding/Retiring
Modesty creates success. The superior man carries things through.
Line 2: Working hard toward humility, the jun zi will have grace in death. This will be auspicious.
Ok, I've never really understood the advice or insight of 15 except when it comes up in questions of the likes of " How should I deal with my jerk of a boss" (as a made up example).
This by no means seems to answer my question, neither the Hexagram or line, or the resulting hexagram. Or am I being given advice?
Any thoughts or insights?
a few days ago, I met a woman a train. The food car guy introduced via a tiny sketch she had made that I added to. We had a playful/flirty 'battle' of sketches ( Great White Shark Vs the Death Star etc etc ). We got to talking, found some commonalities etc, and found out she had just moved to my city. I told her about a great bar with a theme we both liked and asked if she wanted to grab a drink there sometime over the weekend or next week, she said this week was better, (so not just a yes, but something that suggests to me genuine interest) so I said thursday, and she said yes and took the initiative of giving me her number. I texted her a screen shot of the bar location later that night, to which she responded "Perfect", then I replied " how's bout 7:30". I received no reply. The next day I sent a follow up text basically saying 'hey didn't receive a confirmation, let me know if 7:30 actually works".
No reply to that, so I assumed she blew me off. I ended up grabbing a drink at said bar anyways as I was in the neighborhood to run an errand.
Anyways, I asked the iching a very simple question:
Why was I blown off? I of course realize these things happen, but this was confusing as she certainly seemed into it enough to say yes, give me her number and respond to my first text.
I received as a reply to my question
15.3 > 2
Modesty, The Symbol of Humility, Moderation, Humbling, Respectful/Humble, Yielding/Retiring
Modesty creates success. The superior man carries things through.
Line 2: Working hard toward humility, the jun zi will have grace in death. This will be auspicious.
Ok, I've never really understood the advice or insight of 15 except when it comes up in questions of the likes of " How should I deal with my jerk of a boss" (as a made up example).
This by no means seems to answer my question, neither the Hexagram or line, or the resulting hexagram. Or am I being given advice?
Any thoughts or insights?