EasternPriest
July 13th, 2001, 10:11 PM
The Oak and The Willow
There is an old fable in which the mighty oak tree which stood for
over one hundred years finally was blown over by a storm. The tree
feel into a river that floated it downstream until it came to rest
among the reeds growing along the riverbank. The fallen giant asked
the reeds in amazement, "How is it that you were able to weather
the storm that was too powerful for me, an oak tree, to withstand?"
The reeds replied, "All these years you stubbornly resisted the winds
that swept your way. You took such pride in your strength that you
refused to yield, even a little bit. We, on the other hand, have
not resisted the winds, but have always bent with them. We recognized
the superior power of the wind and so, the harder the wind blew the
more we humbled ourselves before it."
found at:
http://www.quickinspirations.com
There is an old fable in which the mighty oak tree which stood for
over one hundred years finally was blown over by a storm. The tree
feel into a river that floated it downstream until it came to rest
among the reeds growing along the riverbank. The fallen giant asked
the reeds in amazement, "How is it that you were able to weather
the storm that was too powerful for me, an oak tree, to withstand?"
The reeds replied, "All these years you stubbornly resisted the winds
that swept your way. You took such pride in your strength that you
refused to yield, even a little bit. We, on the other hand, have
not resisted the winds, but have always bent with them. We recognized
the superior power of the wind and so, the harder the wind blew the
more we humbled ourselves before it."
found at:
http://www.quickinspirations.com