Wednesday, December 10th, 2025, Lunar October 21st

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Today's hexagram:Shanshui Meng（䷃）

The Book of ChangesNo.fourThe hexagram states that the upper Gen (mountain) and lower Kan (water), springs emerge from the mountain, enlightenment begins, and education comes first.

Hexagram revelation: Upper hexagramGenwei Mountain, symbolizing stillness and barrier; The bottom of the hexagram represents water, symbolizing the danger of falling into the unknown. At the beginning of the mountain spring, hidden in the mountain stream, although it has the momentum of flowing, the path is unclear, just like a person in the ignorant stage, although they have the potential for wisdom, they urgently need guidance and enlightenment. Mountains and springs need to break through obstacles in order to flow smoothly. A gentleman should uphold the spirit of resolute action, cultivate morality, and enlighten wisdomGrowth is achieved through the process of enlightenment and self enlightenment. The Meng hexagram reveals the essence of enlightenment education: it is not forced indoctrination, but guiding the ignorant to actively seek knowledge; It's not just about imparting knowledge, but about cultivating pure character. The true enlightenment is to cultivate independent thinking ability. In the era of knowledge overload, educators should firmly guard the Way like mountains, and scholars should keep questioning like springs.

Jade without carving cannot become a vessel; People don't learn, they don't know.

——Book of Rites: Record of Learning

today in historyAlfred Bernhard Nobel

one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six

yeartwelvemoontenDay, Alfred·BernhardNobel passed away. NobelBernhard，Famous Swedish chemist, inventor, entrepreneur, and founder of the modern explosives industry. He was intelligent since childhood, traveled across Europe to study, and achieved great success throughout his lifethree hundred and fifty-fiveA patent with core contributions focused on the field of explosives——Improving the formula of nitroglycerin explosives, inventing safe explosives, smokeless explosives, etc., has solved the fatal flaw of traditional explosives being flammable and explosive,Greatly promotedThe process of industrial civilization such as mining and railway construction.As a dual practitioner of science and public welfare, Nobel donated his entire estate in his will to establish the Nobel Prize, covering five major fields: physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and peace (later adding the Economics Prize), with the aim of rewarding scholars and practitioners who have made the greatest contributions to humanity.

This award has become the globally recognized highest honor hall, not only inspiring researchers throughout history to pursue truth and climb new heights, but also building a bridge for international academic exchange and mutual learning of civilizations. The Nobel Prize, after a century, has surpassed the award itself and become a symbol of human wisdom, ideals, and spirit, continuously inspiring exploration in the fields of science and humanities worldwide.

这一奖项成为全球公认的最高荣誉殿堂，不仅激励着历代科研工作者追求真理、勇攀高峰，更搭建了国际学术交流与文明互鉴的桥梁。诺贝尔奖历经百年，已超越奖项本身，成为人类智慧、理想与精神的象征，持续激励着全球科学与人文领域的探索。