ates ▁the ▁people . ▁( If ) ▁a ▁c oc oon ▁is ▁abandoned ▁and ▁not ▁cultiv ated , ▁then ▁it ▁will ▁rot ▁away ▁and ▁be ▁disc arded . ▁( But ▁if ) ▁a ▁female ▁art isan ▁extract s ▁the ▁sil k , ▁then ▁this ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁make ▁beautiful ▁bro cade , ▁( fit ▁even ▁for ) ▁a ▁great ▁r uler ▁to ▁wear ▁to ▁court . ▁( Your ) ▁person ▁is ▁( like ) ▁a ▁c oc oon : ▁( if ) ▁it ▁is ▁abandoned ▁and ▁not ▁cultiv ated , ▁then ▁( your ▁capacity ▁to ) ▁think ▁and ▁act ▁will ▁rot ▁away . ▁( tr . ▁Fischer ▁ 2 0 1 2 : 1 2 2 1 – 1 2 2 4 ) ▁ ▁One ▁Sh izi ▁fragment ▁( 1 8 8 , ▁tr . ▁Fischer ▁ 2 0 1 2 : 3 1 0 3 ), ▁" Im itate ▁the ▁con ch ▁and ▁o yst er ▁and ▁close ▁the ▁door ", ▁is ▁apparently ▁related ▁to ▁self - c ult iv ation ▁through ▁D ao ist ▁med itation ▁ ▁Tim el iness . ▁Act ing ▁in ▁a ▁tim ely ▁manner ▁is ▁a ▁rec urr ing ▁text ual ▁theme , ▁frequently ▁phr ased ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁sh en ▁" sp irit ; ▁god , ▁de ity ; ▁spiritual , ▁super natural " ▁translated ▁as ▁" sp irit ous ". ▁Chapter ▁ 2 ▁says : ▁Mis fortun es , ▁at ▁the ▁beginning , ▁are ▁easily ▁disp elled . ▁As ▁for ▁those ▁which ▁cannot ▁be