Small temporary streams are popping up here and there, and if the warmer temperatures continue, we will see even more of them. We have seen some above-freezing days, but most are still below the freezing point. Still, it’s warmer than the extremes of January and February. These streams are a welcome sight to the wildlife and to we humans who have been on the lookout for them.
Water takes the path of least resistance, not always a
straight line. In fact, in nature it is
difficult to find water taking a straight path anywhere. That is a manmade invention: canals, dams, and aqueducts. In nature, you will not find the straight
path, but you will always find the easiest path. Nature avoids difficulty wherever and
whenever possible. There are no obstacles
in nature.
The lesson there is that if something is in your way,
obstructing your path, simply go around it.
Sounds easy enough, of course, but it seems to be a very difficult thing
for most people to do. Our anger tells
us that this path is our path, and others must leave immediately. Our fears tell us to stick to the straight
and narrow, to only what we can see immediately in front of us. Our egos tell us that no path can be better
than that which has been preordained.
Follow the streams.
They know where they’re going.
They take the path of no-path.
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| The path of no-path. |
