November 8
The mind turns every obstacle into a driving force: what meant to hinder action drives it forward — and what blocked the way opens a new one for it.
Meditations V.20
The Water's Bubbling
The mind turns every obstacle into a driving force: what meant to hinder action drives it forward — and what blocked the way opens a new one for it.
Anansi had caught a turtle. While he was getting the meal ready, she asked him to watch carefully: she was very fat. As soon as the water boiled, he had to take her out, or she would fall apart.
When the water grew warm, the turtle blew bubbles into it through her nose. Anansi took fright. It was boiling already! Hastily he lifted her out of the pot and set her down beside it to cool.
The turtle walked off to the pond. Anansi had no supper.
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