Nature's Wisdom

She Taught Me

She Resisted Me

She Amazed Me

One day, I was sitting

Thinking, lost in thought

Reflecting on life and its enchantment of dreamers

How to reach its secret

While I am infatuated with its love, almost obsessed with living it

But

Life does not yield to me, for I do not master its dance

Instead, I always sit, contemplate

Study its conditions

Life is compelled, toiling

I strive through it

And that day, I was sitting

With a cup in my hand, quenching my thirst

And in the other, a piece of bread

Topped with fresh sesame seeds

I noticed something remarkable

A sesame seed fell and scattered

And suddenly, I saw an ant

Rushing toward it, gazing

Raising her tiny hands, thankful

Amazed

For ants, as I see, understand etiquette

I spoke to her, asking her state

As if I became a companion, resembling her

She said, "I have brothers and a family who find no food, and we always strive like this."

So, I offered her seed after seed and gifted her

And I remained there, in my place, watching her

She went and returned, with the ants

following her trail

I thought the ants had arrived to attack

To raid the place, seeking

To seize what they saw

But my assumption

Was not as I witnessed

They all stood

Their heads raised, their hands lifted in gratitude

I realized then that ants are a creation

Understanding, contemplating

And all I could do was praise in exaltation

And I cast sesame seeds from my meal

Enough for them all, and more

They thanked me for my kindness

And shared their secret with me

That life belongs to those who strive

And are early in their pursuit.