A Blade of Grass

Ever notice how in a windstorm, tall, strong trees get blown down pretty easily, while blades of grass rarely ever get uprooted? I’ve pondered this point before, and I think it’s a noteworthy point to consider how one approaches their own life. Why is the grass able to endure a powerful windstorm?

• It is very flexible. If the wind pushes one way, the grass just bends with it.
• It lies low, not towering above where it gets the full brunt of the wind.

I imagine that in life, learning to be very flexible and take life as it comes is the key to finding peace. Life often doesn’t go the way you want it to, but the winds change all the time, so you just learn to bend with it. Sometimes when someone says something that annoys me or I am in a difficult situation, I just remind myself to “roll with it”* or “bend with it”, which keeps me from getting unnecessarily angry.

As for lying low, this is in my mind, a reminder that humility should be one’s foundation. If we’re overly ambitious, and always trying to stand above other people, we just set ourselves on a tall and narrow pedastal, and that will soon fall over.

Namo Kanzeon Bosatsu

* – This reminds me of the first Matrix movie for some reason, where Neo dodges the Agent’s bullets. If only I could dodge bullets that fast….