The little marsh pheasant
Must hop ten times
To get a bite of grain.She must run a hundred steps
Before she takes a sip of water.
Yet she does not ask
To be kept in a hen run.Though she might have all she desired
Set before her.She would rather run
The Way of Chuang Tzu, translated by Thomas Merton, pages 48 & 49
And seek her own little living
Uncaged.
A good challenge to those of us in comfortable jobs. Being part of an organization may be a great opportunity to do things one couldn’t do on their own.
But it could also be a trap, especially for someone like me, who has fairly conservative tendencies.