Stick #25: When Water Comes, the Channel Forms (Moderately Favorable)
瓜熟蒂落自天然，强求反惹事牵连。时机一到功成就，水到自然渠自圆。
Plain reading
This lot says ripeness brings result. Melon falls when ready — force brings trouble. When time is ripe, work completes; water finds its channel naturally. Prepare, then wait — do not push too early.
Interpretation
"When Water Comes, the Channel Forms" is a moderately favorable stick. Ripe fruit drops of itself; forcing ties trouble. When hour strikes, success comes — channel rounds when water arrives.
Advice
Do what is needed, then wait. Do not spend strength before the season.
Drawn from Laozi — "when work is done, people say it happened naturally" — and Yu guiding rivers — follow trend, success is natural.