SOFTNESS AND HARDNESS
We are born soft and weak We die hard and stiff Young plants are supple
Old plants withered and dry
On observation It would appear That the rigid
Is the discipline of death And the yielding
Is the discipline of life
The hard and strong will fall The soft and weak will overcome
Inflexibility leads to illness And an early unpleasant grave
It also helps immeasurably If we can yield
And let go of old outdated ideas
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