
Should I Let My Sister Pay for My Broken Kindle? (Hexagram 33)
A few days ago, I received a brand-new Kindle from my father—a gift I’d been wishing for and finally got. It meant a lot to

A few days ago, I received a brand-new Kindle from my father—a gift I’d been wishing for and finally got. It meant a lot to
Explore Hexagram 33, Dùn (Retreat), uncovering the wisdom of strategic withdrawal. With Mountain below Heaven, it shows how graceful retreat preserves integrity, creates growth space, and turns adversity into opportunity.

This piece connects the I Ching’s Retreat Hexagram to modern youth psychology, analyzing AI, online communities, and short-term healing as “digital retreats.” Using hexagram lines, it explores their benefits/risks and proposes a 3-stage model for balancing virtual and real-world well-being.