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TITLE: The secrets of Shrewdness | Previous Challenge Entry
By peter paton
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Rule 1. One must be like the chameleon, and have the innate ability and disguise to blend into a changing environment, and go unnoticed in our surroundings to be able to survive and thrive in the world.
Rule 2. One must be able to adapt to changing circumstances in an ever changing and evolving world, to achieve success and personal happiness in life.
Rule 3. One must develop thick skin, akin to a rhinoceros, to be impervious to the stinging insults and barbs of enemies and foes.
Rule 4. One must have total belief in their own self, nerves of steel and an iron will, to accomplish their aims and objectives in life.
Rule 5. One must have total belief in God or a higher power who guides their destiny.
These principles can be symbolized in a windy winter scene of two trees, one a oak tree laden with snow, which because it cannot yield to the ever increasing weight of the snow, suddenly loses a branch due to the pressure.
The other tree a willow is able to bend in the howling gale, because it is supple and flexible, and therefore survives the trauma of the storm.
Summed up one must be like the willow tree to survive and flourish in life, fluid and flexible, with the ability to adapt to changing circumstances and events.
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What i liked about this was the message that intertwined all the lines. It was written with a graceful flow and spoke volumes to the heart.