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Learning How to Dive: The Metaphor of Spiritual Resilience

This is me who can stand alone in
the middle of the sea…
This is me, who can see the clouds which
want to touch the blue sky among enemies…

This is I who loves nature more than anything
in the universe created by thy…
This is I, who never hesitates or gives
second thought to say whatever she thinks, so
she never feels shy…

But this is also me, who has a huge fear of
facing negligence or contempt,
So, she escapes from life and denies
whenever she falls into ice…
So, this is really me, who knows,
just for her preceptor, she knows how to dive…

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