" Decrease combined with sincerity
Brings about supreme good fortune
Without blame."
One may be persevering in this.
It furthers one to undertake something.
How is this to be carried out?
One may use two small bowls for the sacrifice."
We were told by the Yi that a radical Reform is necessary, and a Decrease - which has either arrived or is coming - is probably why.
"Decrease does not under all circumstances mean something bad. Increase and decrease come in their own time. What matters is to understand the time and not try to cover up poverty with empty pretense." [Wilhelm]
In fact, Decrease may be a very good thing indeed, if you change your focus to what truly matters, and abandon that which is frivolous or unnecessary.
"Just as Alice had to shrink herself to enter Wonderland, we must shrink our view of ourselves to gain partnership with the higher powers." [Walker]
