A man is helpful and has been waiting for the green light to step up and be involved. An important person, who seems to have been hidden or out of the loop, comes back into the equation. The boss may appear after being gone so long you forgot the boss existed! A conflict exists between the hardworking mode and the new presence. The image is of ants, tunnelling away industriously, suddenly encountering the queen ant. They must stop and give respect. Halt and change modes and woe to you if you don’t! Do not blow past an important person because you are “too busy!” You’ll regret it! Drop your task and start talking. Conversation, news, reports and “catching up” saves the day. A Zen aphorism says, “The best leaders are ones the people do not know exist. They turn to each other and say we did it ourselves.”
