Introduction
Recently a friend of mine sent me this poem along with a
number of very beautiful images related to water.
After reading the poem, I found it very worthwhile to make a
post out of it. For the reason being that it describes so well how the nature
of love is close to the nature of water.
We really still have much to learn from water and this is
deep down why I think I have created this blog, because through these posts I
hope to learn more about water and therefore also about love and many other
principles in water waiting yet to be learnt.
To learn from water we need to do as in the following
picture; meditate on water.
The following poem is by James Allen from the “Way of
Peace”, Chapter “On the Realization
of Selfless Love”.
Way of Peace, Poem by James Allan
“I stood upon the
shore, and saw the rocks
Resist the onslaught
of the mighty sea,
And when I thought how
all the countless shocks
They had withstood
through an eternity,
I said, “To wear away
this solid main
The ceaseless efforts
of the waves are vain.”
But when I thought how
they the rocks had rent,
And saw the sand and
shingles at my feet
(Poor passive remnants
of resistance spent)
Tumbled and tossed
where they the waters meet,
Then saw I ancient
landmarks 'neath the waves,
And knew the waters
held the stones their slaves.
I saw the mighty work
the waters wrought
By patient softness
and unceasing flow;
How they the proudest
promontory brought
Unto their feet, and
massy hills laid low;
How the soft drops the
adamantine wall
Conquered at last, and
brought it to its fall.
And then I knew that
hard, resisting sin
Should yield at last
to Love's soft ceaseless roll
Coming and going, ever
flowing in
Upon the proud rocks
of the human soul;
That all resistance
should be spent and past,
And every heart yield
unto it at last.”
End (13).
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