the ocean
05 Oct 2008
Once upon a time there was a drop of water in the Ocean.
I want to be free!, said the drop of water.
So the Ocean, full of compassion, lifted the drop to its surface.
I want to be free!, once again cried the drop.
The Sun hearing its voice, laid it on a cloud.
I want to be free!, cried the drop of water.
So the Cloud released it, causing the drop to fall back into the Ocean.
A drop of water is a part of the Ocean, though it may not realize that the Ocean even exists.
A drop of water is one with the Ocean, however, the drop is not the Ocean, nor is the Ocean reduced to a drop.
The Ocean reflects itself in all its drops, even though not all drops reflect the Ocean.