wind & the water

And the wind laughed ....

The water called out -

" please, come to me, make the waves .. "

he pleaded ....

And the wind laughed back ....

She said, " why are you so silly ?? "

" because, you think you only need me ???

and you are so jealous of the trees and their

leaves as I rustle them, and you think I have

forgotten all about you, don't you ....

You think all I need to do is make your silly waves ----

You forget so much - You forget that the moon touches

you still and you forget that I need you, too ...

I need your moisture to make the clouds that I

love to float and play with ... And I do love the sound

which the waves make, too. You think that you

are so alone ... and you don't see that I am always with

you, just as you are with me ???? But why do you

prefer me to the earth or the heavens or the stars ??? "

The water lay still, the winds thoughts filled him with

awe - and it was true that the water loved the wind and

felt incomplete --- yet it was true as she had spoken that

she was always with him. And she could make him laugh,

and she could calm his rage - or create it if she chose ...

and he felt embarrassed by his jealousy and her understanding.

" Oh, just go now , you old fool " she said ----

" Follow the old course of the river - and feel the mud ---

and the branches that I've swept away for you. You

know I forgive you - even when you are senseless -

because I can. "

So the water followed that course - he was content as she

spoke ...