Categories: Justin Stone: In His Words
The Bamboo
By: Justin Stone
“The bamboo …
bends with the
wind, and when the
storm has passed,
snaps back into
place, unharmed.
Softness proves
more durable than
hardness.
Assertiveness takes a
back seat to gentle
firmness.
Overtly the Sage does
nothing, and, thereby,
all things are
accomplished.”
Justin Stone. Originally published in The Vital Force, June, 1985
Originally appeared in: June 1998