Exact classical source
山上有雷，小过。君子以行过乎恭，丧过乎哀，用过乎俭。
Yarrow editorial translation. Thunder is above the mountain: Small Exceeding. Thus in conduct, loss, and use, the noble person leans further toward courtesy, care, and frugality.
Yarrow / Source Notes / 2026-07-17
Yarrow Image-to-Action note · 2026-07-17
Repair the Small Mistake With Extra Care
Read Hexagram 62 Xiao Guo through small excess in courtesy, care, and economy, then answer a minor mistake with a proportionate visible repair.
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Hexagram 62 · Xiao Guo · Small Exceeding
This page studies a supplied Xiang image. It does not claim this hexagram was cast for the modern scene.
Source image
Thunder above a mountain is a small event whose sound travels farther than its physical size, calling for a measured extra response.
Concrete tension
A small mistake may be dismissed as too minor to matter or punished with a response whose force exceeds the actual loss.
Visible modern action
Send one repair note with an extra courtesy sentence, name the specific impact on the affected person, and offer the smallest sufficient remedy in time, money, or replacement. Complete that remedy, ask the person to confirm restoration, record closure, and stop without adding punishment.
Why this action comes from this source
The source directs small excess toward courtesy, felt loss, and frugal use. The extra courtesy sentence reaches beyond a minimal apology, specific impact honors what was lost, and the smallest sufficient remedy uses only what repair requires, producing a modest excess of care rather than force.
Reflection question
What small extra care would repair this without creating a larger punishment?
Audience value
Caring and informative: minor harm receives acknowledgment and restoration while the response remains proportionate and economical.
Source boundary
The Chinese quotation is checked against Yarrow's bundled Yang Tiancai and Zhang Shanwen source text. Where that OCR witness substitutes a character, the page discloses the raw reading and checks the correction against a second classical witness. The English translation, objects, tension, and action are modern Yarrow editorial work. This is not a fresh cast, prediction, or promised outcome.