Hexagram 53, Jiàn (Gradual Progress): Line 2
渐卦六二 · 风山渐 · 中文版
六二：鸿渐于磐，饮食衎衎，吉。
The line (Legge)
The second SIX, divided, shows the geese gradually approaching the large rocks, where they eat and drink joyfully and at ease. There will be good fortune.
Small Image commentary
'They eat and drink joyfully and at ease:' - but not without having earned their food.
象曰：饮食衎衎，不素饱也。
In plain words
The wild goose gradually reaches the rock; eating and drinking in peace: good fortune. The second line is central and correct and corresponds to the fifth: its position is secure. The Small Image says it does not eat its fill for nothing.
Applying it to your situation
If you are in a secure place, this line suggests valuing it and not taking it for granted. What could you give back for this security?
Position
A broken (yin) line in the second place, which is a yin (even) place, so it is in its proper place. It holds the centre of the lower trigram. Its partner is line 5; one is yin and the other yang, so they respond to each other.
If this line moves
With this line moving alone, Jiàn changes into Hexagram 57 Xùn (The Gentle Wind). The Jiaoshi Yilin verse for this change (Chinese): 焦氏易林·渐之巽.
The hexagram
Hexagram 53 Jiàn (Gradual Progress). The Judgment: Jian suggests to us the marriage of a young lady, and the good fortune (attending it). There will be advantage in being firm and correct.
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English text: James Legge, The Yi King (Sacred Books of the East, vol. 16, 1882), public domain, as transcribed by the Chinese Text Project. Chinese: the received text. Offered for study and reflection, not as prediction. Plain-English readings and position notes by this site.