Be the Crane

I saw the most awe inspiring site today. Out my backdoor flows the Ohio River. There's a lot of debris floating downriver this time of year. Today, on one of the logs, sat four cranes. They were completely motionless, even as the log turned in circles and continued speeding along.
I watched them until they floated away and out of my sight. They never flew away, or even fluttered a feather. It got me thinking about how small those four cranes were compared to the big river. Yet they were not afraid.
What an accomplishment would it be if we could all behave like those cranes? If we could learn to go with the flow of life. If we could learn not to fight the small currents, knowing that they are insignificant in the big picture. Better still, if we could learn to stay close to our friends when times get tough.
Short story short, the next time you catch yourself stressed from a test or paper, be the crane.