The brook would lose its song..
A wise soul said, ‘The brook would lose its song if God removed the rocks’ This morning I received this in an email from Rob Brezsny and I was deeply touched. “Obstacles are a natural part of life, just as boulders are a natural part of the course of a river,” declares the ancient Chinese book the *I Ching.* “The river does not complain or get depressed because there are boulders in its path.” I’d go so far to say — this is not in the original text, but is my 21st- century addition — that the river gets a … Continue reading The brook would lose its song..