There was a oak tree which stood for over one hundred years,
finally was blown over by a storm.

The tree fell into a river that floated it downstream.

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 withstand 
the storm that was too powerful for me?" 

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."

We can be stubborn with our strength!

But, we must be flexible with
the superior power of
The God!

Let us be stubbornly flexible!