Yield to yield…
Grant to bear –
Bear to grant
Submitting
is to surrender
with resignation
and deference
Yield to yield…
Give to grow –
Grow to give
Cultivating
is to nurture
with detachment
and indifference
Yield to yield…
Love to live –
Live to love
Harvesting
is to provide
with fruition
and blossoming
Published by carlfmaulbeck
In the movie "Harvey", Elwood P Dowd, played by Jimmy Stewart, explains coping with the world this way:
"Years ago my mother used to say to me, she'd say,
'In this world, Elwood, you must be' - she always called
me Elwood - 'In this world, Elwood, you must be oh so
smart or oh so pleasant.' Well, for years I was smart.
I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."
Well, for years I was smart, oh so very smart, I too recommend pleasant - Trust the harmony
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