Pictures in Calligraphy. Words in Calligraphy: First Dragon. “Potential Dragon, Keep for Future Use.” |书中有画，书中有话：《初九。潜龙待（勿）用。》

I-Ching. The Six Dragons series of the Hexagram Qian.  

易经．乾卦六龙系列。

 

I have an inspiration recently to do calligraphy about the Six Dragons from the Confucius Book of Change. (The first Chinese book of Heavenly Oracles)

近日有感，写乾卦六龙

A Dragon a day.

一日一龙。

First Dragon. “Potential Dragon, Keep for Future Use.”

初九。潜龙待（勿）用。

The original classic says: “Potential Dragon (but not in full bloom), do not use”

原文潜龙勿用。

 

The problem with modern democracy is that every one think he is right and he has rights. Thus dragons with potential are too few (people don’t learn). You are lucky to be able to find one.

民主的问题是让人太自以为是。所以潜龙太少。能找到已经不错了。

 

Thus I calligraphy “Potential Dragon. Keep for Future Use.” Keep and see how it goes.

所以我书＂潜龙待用＂。留守待用。

-- Master Yun, 18-September 2020