When winds howl around it uproots huge trees that had stood tall for centuries. However, the wind cannot do anything to the slender green grass that sways with the wind.
Why is that so?
A Subhashita (a well-known saying) mentions this:
तृणानि नोन्मूलयति प्रभञ्जनो मृदूनि नीचैः प्रणतानि सर्वतः ।
स्वभाव एवोन्नतचेतसामयं महान्महत्स्वेव करोति विक्रमम् ॥
Tṛṇāni nonmūlayati prabhañjano mṛdūni nīchaiḥ praṇatāni sarvataḥ |
Svabhāva evonnatacetasāmayaṃ mahānmahatsveva karoti vikramam ||
This means that ‘The fierce hurricane, which easily tears up and uproots the tallest and toughest of giant trees, is yet unable to harm the soft grass that bends and bows down from all sides.’
In life and leadership, adaptability and humility are not signs of weakness. They are necessary for survival.
The tall tree is proud but refuses to bend. The humble grass surrenders to the force letting the storm pass over it, but stands tall when the quiet returns.
In our world that often confuses loudness with strength and dominance with authority, this Subhashita reminds us that when the storms of life arrive, know when to bend and adapt. This will save you from breaking.
Rebuild when the quiet returns, and this time you will be wiser and build better.
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