The Oak and The Willow

There is an old fable in which the mighty oak tree which stood forover one hundred years finally was blown over by a storm. The treefeel into a river that floated it downstream until it came to restamong the reeds growing along the riverbank.
The fallen giant askedthe reeds in amazement, "How is it that you were able to weatherthe storm that was too powerful for me, an oak tree, to withstand?"The reeds replied, "All these years you stubbornly resisted the windsthat swept your way. You took such pride in your strength that yourefused to yield, even a little bit. We, on the other hand, havenot resisted the winds, but have always bent with them. We recognizedthe superior power of the wind and so, the harder the wind blew themore we humbled ourselves before it."
“ For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. (Luk 14:11 )”.