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“Thinking” About Water
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I saw an interesting post on the My Life Thinking BlogCatalog group called Water by G – great metaphors for what we can learn about ourselves by examining the characteristics of water. It got me thinking…
My family and I like to visit the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee. The park contains lots of rivers and waterfalls (which my husband likes) that are easily accessible without devoting a full day to hiking (which I like.) Most of the water in the Park is only seen in small trickles or shallow streams, especially at the lower elevations. It’s humbling to realize, however, that the entire mountain range was formed by water over time. A slow, steady and persistent trickle, seemingly insignificant and at times made more powerful by violent storms and the inevitable inertia of flowing downward — It has carved and pushed and molded the earth into astounding new forms.
That which is most hard –- rock, soil, earth — has been moved by that which is most fluid and malleable — water.
What a metaphor for changing a life! What a metaphor for affecting change in a world!
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Wow, what a great post. I was just in the desert and saw this type of water worn rock. Amazing! I was awed by the power of water. I loved your line:
“That which is most hard –- rock, soil, earth — has been moved by that which is most fluid and malleable — water.”
Potent insight, which can be applied to life.
Whoa! I randomly went on Technorati today and find you giving me praise…its a miracle :) I’m glad that you liked my post though. When you think about it, there are many characteristics of nature that we can adapt to better ourselves in the process.