Chapter 186
An oak that had been uprooted by a storm was carried down a river to the banks where many reeds were growing. The oak was astonished to see that things so slight and frail had withstood the storm when so great and strong a tree as he himself had been uprooted.
“It’s really not amazing,” said a reed. “You were destroyed by fighting against the storm, while we survived by yielding and bending to the slightest breath that was blown.”
Prudence and accommodation must replace pride and misplaced self-esteem when the occasion so demands.
