The reed and the oak 蘆葦與橡樹

　　The reed and oak are quarreling about resistance, power and calmness .No one is willing to give in .The oak blames the reed for having no power, the wind from all directions will blow the reed down .The reed says nothing.

　　蘆葦與橡樹為他們的耐力、力量和冷靜爭吵不休，誰也不肯認輸。橡樹指責蘆葦說他沒有力量，無論哪方的風都能輕易地把它吹倒，蘆葦沒有回答。

　　In a while, a strong wind blow towards the reed, the reed stoops down along the wind, he survives the wind. However the oak prepares to resist the wind. As a result, he is uprooted

　　過了一會兒，一陣猛烈的強風吹了過來，蘆葦彎下腰，順風仰倒，幸免于連根拔起。而橡樹卻硬迎著風，盡力抵抗，結果被連根拔掉了。

　　This story means: sometime, avoiding adversity will be better than confronting it

　　這故事說明，有時候不要硬與比自己強大的人去抗爭，或許對自己更為有利。