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Wax and Wane
事物的消减、衰亡与增长、生成，是事物的两种变化方式。这两种变化方式相互对立，但也会相互交替转化。事物增长到一定的限度就会开始消减，消减到一定程度也会转而增长。天地万物始终处在“消息”的变化之中，并遵循着内在的法则。人需要把握万物“消息”的规律，顺应“消息”的变化。
Waxing and waning are two ways in which things change. These two ways are opposites, but they also alternate with each other. When something has grown to a certain point, it will begin to decline, and having declined to a certain degree it will begin to grow again. All things between heaven and earth are in a process of waxing and waning in compliance with their internal laws. People need to grasp this law and act accordingly as things wax and wane.
引例 Citations：
◎君子尚消息盈虚，天行也。（《周易·彖上》）
（君子崇尚消息与盈虚的变化，这是天行的法则。）
The man of virtue values the process of waxing and waning, fullness and emptiness; they are the movements of heaven. (The Book of Changes)
◎日中则昃，月盈则食，天地盈虚，与时消息，而况于人乎？况于鬼神乎？（《周易·彖下》）
（太阳过正午便开始倾斜，月亮盈满便开始亏虚，天地万物有盈满有亏虚，都随着时间的推移而兴衰消长，何况是人呢？何况是鬼神呢？）
When the sun reaches midday, it begins to set, and when the moon is full, it begins to wane. Heaven and earth reach fullness and emptiness and wax and wane as time passes. This also applies to humans. So do spirits and gods! (The Book of Changes)
