A neighborhood tool-sharing group relies on trust: members borrow and return tools promptly, help with repairs, and include even the quietest households. When a new coordinator suggests expanding to a larger network, some worry that the original spirit of care will be lost. The group must decide whether to grow while keeping its inner truth—trust that starts from within and is proven by small, consistent actions.
一个社区工具共享小组依靠信任运转：成员按时归还工具，互相帮忙修理，也照顾到最沉默的家庭。当一位新协调人提议扩大到更大的网络时，有人担心原有的关怀精神会消失。小组必须决定是否在成长的同时保持内在的诚信——从内心开始、由微小而持续的行动来证明的信任。
ASK YOURSELF想一想
How can we grow our circle without losing the trust that made it work?
我们如何在扩大圈子的同时，不失去让它运转的信任？
三、四柔居内，二、五刚得中，诚信要内有柔和、外有正直。“说”通悦，巽为顺入；真诚能从个人关系扩展到共同体。《彖传》以空木舟涉川作比，不是说有信就能免除风险，而是有可载人的工具与正道同行，才有渡险的条件。
Yielding lines within and firm lines at the centers suggest an inward openness held by a steady core. Gentle responsiveness lets trust spread beyond a private promise. The empty wooden boat is a practical image: shared sincerity needs a vessel, a direction, and integrity to cross a dangerous river.
Wind over the lake: Inner Truth. A cultivated person deliberates on prison cases and delays capital sentences.
风吹泽面，影响遍及水上。《象传》将信延伸到审狱与缓死，属于古代司法语境；它要求掌权者认真核实事实，给人被听见与复核的机会，避免把表面的指控当成全部真实。
Wind reaches across the lake. The ancient Image applies such inward trust to grave judgments: examine cases carefully and slow an irreversible sentence. Its ethical force is the duty to hear and verify before deciding, especially when another life is at stake.