The Well
Judgment
— I Ching · classical
改邑不改井，无丧无得，往来井井。汔至，亦未繘井，羸其瓶，凶。
The Well. The town may be changed, but the well cannot be changed. It neither decreases nor increases. They come and go and draw from the well. If one gets down almost to the water and the rope does not go all the way, or the jug breaks, it brings misfortune.
Image
— Great Image
木上有水，井，君子以劳民劝相。
Water over wood: the image of the well. Thus the superior person encourages the people at their work, and exhorts them to help one another.
Six Lines
— Bottom to top
Modern Readings
— Interdisciplinary
Career & Management
Core technical platform, foundational infrastructure, the unchanging Mission. Guarantee delivery on the last mile (do not break the jug); build open-sharing mechanisms.
Psychology & Cognition
Dig deeply into one core competence (your moat). Do not switch lanes constantly (gai yi bu gai jing); excellence in one domain creates a permanent source from which others draw.
Decision Guidance
The well changes not though the town moves. Maintain the foundational source; never let the last bucket break the jug (line 6 of the judgment).
Western Parallels
— Cross-cultural
Warren Buffett on 'circle of competence' and deep moats; Charlie Munger on staying within one's lane for decades; Cal Newport's 'so good they can't ignore you'; the Christian metaphor of the 'living water' (John 4); the public-commons tradition (Elinor Ostrom).
· Anygua does not predict, score, schedule, ward, or recommend rituals.
· The same input via the same method will always reproduce the same hexagram — verifiable below.