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Increase means decreasing the upper to increase the lower; the joy of the people knows no bounds. From above, giving to those below: the way is greatly illuminated. It furthers to have somewhere to go, because the middle is correct and brings celebration. It furthers to cross the great water, because the way of wood creates movement. Increase creates movement and gentleness, daily progress without limit. Heaven bestows, earth produces; the increase has no direction. All ways of increase go together with the time.

Increase means diminishing above to increase below; the joy of the people knows no bounds. From above, giving to those below, the way becomes greatly luminous. It is favorable to have somewhere to go because the middle is correct and brings blessing. It is favorable to cross the great river because the way of wood makes passage. Increase joins movement with gentleness and advances daily without limit. Heaven bestows, earth gives birth; the way of increase accords with the times.

Wind and thunder: the image of INCREASE. Thus the superior man: If he sees good, he imitates it; If he has faults, he rids himself of them.

While observing how thunder and wind increase and strengthen each other, a man can note the way to self-increase and self-improvement. When he discovers good in others, he should imitate it and thus make everything on earth his own. If he perceives something bad in himself, let him rid himself of it. In this way he becomes free of evil. This ethical change represents the most important increase of personality.