Let it be,without forcing it;

Cui means gathering. Observe what gathers, and the feelings of heaven, earth and all things may be seen.

Cui places Dui, the lake, above Kun, the earth: an image of gathering. The Judgement Commentary says “Cui means gathering” and invites us to observe what gathers to understand relationships and feelings. At this anniversary, the founding intention, the association’s present shape and the host’s welcome offer different accounts of why and how people meet. A bowl of soup brings the words back to the warmth of a shared table.

In “Madrid,” several shareholders meet again at Lao Liu’s home eight years later. Over braised oxtail, they talk about the restaurants they began and their choices ahead; sitting down to another meal gives their continuing relationship a concrete form.

Back in the photograph, the celebration and its guests remain outside the frame. Night sky, lamps, tracks and a stationary locomotive fill the image. As a yin–yang mirror, the lively text and the still scene show two faces of the same evening. Light gathers on the engine and rails while darkness extends beyond; gathering can also contain a brief step outside, and the photograph rests in that intermission.