RIVERS AS METAPHORS
LESSONS THAT RIVERS CAN TEACH US.
RIVERS AS METAPHORS
Every river has tremendous intrinsic power, rivers being the metaphors for the manifestation of life itself
It is veritable for all, no matter how big or small they are in themselves.
The river begins at the source and ends at the source unerringly
Flowing along gently, vibrantly, caressingly.
The source of the river is the beginning of life depiction
The river meets the sea symbolizing the ending of our life conviction.
The freshwater ecosystems depend upon the connectivity of rivers
To the people and animals, they are the life-givers.
Species living near the rivers can thrive as rivers are healthy
Rivers have Sustained civilizations upon civilizations stealthy.
The river in itself is a personification of life.
Enabling agrestic economies to lead a life without strife.
Rivers sustain ways of life, cultural beliefs, and values
Even festivals used to take place on Rivers Tigris in the month of Tammuz.
Rivers depict that the powers and energies inside us can be channeled into doing useful and rewarding things
We can thereby derive meaning from our life by conquering the provocations that life brings.
People can transpose their flow as rivers do
And metamorphose themselves into something new.
Different states of the river are like different seasons of our life cycle
Learn the lessons of survival, Allow the river to make you its disciple
Go out and explore Mother Nature, find a lake, a small stream, a river, or a sea
Sit on the ground, and look at the surface of the water, you will find the serenity that you could not foresee.
Explain to your children that the river forms a border between the underworld and the world of the living.
Rivers connect us, we are thankful to them and so let us not forget them in our prayers of thanksgiving.
