Turtle
June 9th, 2010 → 2:57 pm @ Tom
The Chinese revere the turtle as a symbol of wise, intelligent living.
The turtle carries its home (its shell) with it wherever it goes. It moves slowly and deliberately, never rushed. The more at home we are with ourselves, the more others enjoy and benefit from our presence. A desperate person attempts the impossible by demanding happiness and attention from the environment. Others sense this undercurrent of pressure and withdraw.
Slow, deliberate movements can never be authentically expressed as long as I think my home exists someplace else. If I know I’m already there, then where’s the hurry? “The happiness we receive from ourselves is greater than that which we obtain from our surroundings.” (Metrodorus)
By Tom Russell
No related posts.
Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.