Not So Coy by Jann Alexander © 2014
There’s nothing too coy about koi.
Perhaps because they’re not much more than common carp, and kept mostly for decorative reasons, koi (nishikigoi) are less than coy, always preening, jostling and showing off. They seem to be fighting for space, attention, air, food—massed in their constant motion, always on the move. It must be in their nature: captive creatures whose existence depends on their looks learn to show them off.
Look at a tree, a flower, a plant. Let your awareness rest upon it. How still they are, how deeply rooted in Being. Allow nature to teach you stillness.—ECKHART TOLLE, Stillness Speaks
Contrast koi with the humble turtle, who’s content to rest in stillness, in the wild, for hours on a warm rock in the sun, waiting for nothing much more than a fly that might meander by. Turtles offer a very visual reminder that stillness speaks. How zen, compared to the frantic koi. ♣
Finding Stillness by Jann Alexander © 2014
You’ll find more scenes from the wild in my Naturescapes.
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