The Wisdom of Water

Laozi, the legendary author of the Dao De Jing, considered water the supreme teacher. Water is soft yet carves stone. It does not compete yet overcomes everything. It seeks the lowest place — the position nobody else wants — and from there nourishes all things.

Water adapts to every container without losing its nature. It takes the shape of a cup, a river, a cloud, or a glacier. Rigidity breaks; flexibility endures. The tree that bends in a storm survives; the tree that stands stiff cracks.