WHAT IS DEFEAT....... ?
Does a leaf, when it falls from the tree in winter, feel
defeated by the cold?
The tree says to the leaf: ‘ That’s the cycle of life. You may
think you’re going to die, but you live on in me. It’s thanks to you that I’m
alive, because I can breathe. It’s also thanks to you that I have felt loved,
because I was able to give shade to the weary traveler. Your sap is in my sap;
we are one thing.’
Does a man who spent years preparing to climb the highest mountain
in the world feel defeated when, on reaching that mountain, he discovers that
nature has cloaked the summit in storm clouds? The man says to the mountain: ‘you
don’t want me this time , but the weather will change and, one day, I will make
it to the top. Meanwhile , you’ll still be here waiting for me.’
Does a young man, rejected by his first love, declare that love
does not exist? The young man says to himself: ‘ I’ll find someone better able
to understand what I feel. And then I will be happy for the rest of my days.’
In the cycle of nature there is no such thing as victory or
defeat: THERE IS ONLY MOVEMENT.
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