61. Submission
a nation is like a hierarchy, a marketplace, and a maiden.
a maiden wins her husband by submitting to his advances;
submission is a means of union.
so when a large country submits to a small country
it will adopt the small country;
when a small country submits to a large country
it will be adopted by the large country;
the one submits and adopts;
the other submits and is adopted.
it is in the interest of a large country to unite and gain service,
and in the interest of a small country to unite and gain patronage;
if both would serve their interests,
both must submit.