Stick #36: Softness Overcomes Hardness (Neutral)
刚极必折柔可久，水滴石穿在坚持。以柔克刚真智慧，不争一时争远时。
Plain reading
This lot says soft outlasts hard. Extreme rigidity breaks; drip wears stone through time. Do not fight for one moment — patience and courtesy win the long road.
Interpretation
"Softness Overcomes Hardness" is a neutral stick. Hard snaps; soft endures. Small steady force beats brute clash — wisdom in gentleness.
Advice
When meeting wall, go around. Soft word, slow work, fine steps — long soft conquers hard.
Drawn from Dao De Jing — "supreme soft rides supreme hard" — and water wearing rock.