To be as Water

The warrior of light sometimes behave like water,

flowing around the obstacles he encounters.

Occasionally, resisting might mean being destroyed,

and so he adapts to the circumstances.

He accepts without complaint that

the stones along the path hinders his way

across the mountains.

Therein lies the strength of water:

it cannot be shattered by a hammer or wounded by a knife.

The strongest sword in the world cannot scar its surface.

The waters of a river adapt themselves

to whatever route proves possible,

but the river never forgets its one objective:

The Sea.

So fragile at its source,

it gradually gathers the strength

of the other rivers it encounters.

And, after a certain point,

its power is absolute.

~~~ Manual of the Warrior of Light, Paulo Coelho ~~~