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The Reed's Meditation, a Rustling Monologue (Episodes 1-5) (Episode 3) The Downpour, the Secret to Not Breaking
When the world tries to lay me down, I embrace the world from the lowest place.
Rain poured as if a hole had been punched in the sky. The wind howled like a madman, lashing at my back. It felt as though the entire weight of the world was pressing down on me. My body bent to the point where I thought, "This is the end." The tip of my head was submerged in muddy water, and my vision was nothing but a blurry spray.
From my side, I heard a "crack." A companion, usually famous for his stiffness, had finally had his back broken. He had always insisted that true strength was standing tall and resisting the wind. Watching his broken body float away powerlessly in the muddy water, I thought. True strength is not about enduring, but about surrendering. When the world tries to lay me down, I willingly lie down. To the lowest place, to a place where I can go no lower. It is there that I can finally embrace the full weight of the world that was crushing me. The downpour is no longer a whip that strikes me, but a hand that caresses me.
I breathed quietly in the water. My hollow core did not obstruct the flow of water but let it pass right through. I became water, and I became wind. As I became one with the storm, the storm could no longer harm me. When humans face a crisis, they bare their teeth and try to fight back. But the greatest crises can be overcome with the gentlest posture.
How much time had passed? As if in a lie, the storm ceased, and sunlight shone through the clouds. Slowly, very slowly, I straightened my back. My appearance, covered in muddy water, was a mess, but I had clearly survived. Countless companions around me were also raising their wet bodies. We looked at each other and rustled quietly. "We've survived, once again." Their bodies were bent, but their roots had grown even stronger.
My Thoughts! When the storms of life rage, do not try to stand firm and fight back. Instead, lower your body and sway flexibly. The fiercest winds skim over the lowest places. Your flexibility is the most powerful weapon that will protect you from breaking.
