BE LIKE WATER. .... The Tao Te Ching.
RESISTING CHANGE.
Water is open to change. Depending on the temperature, it can be a liquid, solid or gas. Depending on the medium it’s in, it can be a teapot, a cup or a flower vase. In fact, it’s water’s ability to adapt and change and remain flexible that made it so enduring through the ages, despite all the changes in the environment.
EFFORTLESS HARMONY.
If you think about water flowing towards a rock, it will just flow around it. It doesn’t get upset, it doesn’t get angry, it doesn’t get agitated. In fact, it doesn’t feel much at all. When faced with an obstacle, somehow water finds a solution, without force, without conflict.
HUMILITY.
If you think about water flowing in a river, it is always staying low. It helps all the plants grow and keeps all the animals alive. It doesn’t actually draw any attention to itself, nor does it need any reward or recognition. It is humble.
But without water’s humble contribution, life as we know it may not exist.
BE LIKE WATER TODAY AND EVERYDAY MY FRIENDS.
Empty your mind, formless and shapeless for just a moment.