But there is another person who knows how to move his arms harmoniously in the water; he has got the rhythm of moving his arms and legs in the water. Then he is swimming with the rising and falling of the waves, he is not struggling. This man has a hope of arriving in the port, if only the port is near. If the ideal of that man is not too far, then he is the one to accomplish. And the third person is the one who walks above, over the water. It is this which is the meaning of Christ's walking on the sea. Life is just like waves; it is making its way continually. If one is disturbed by it, necessarily he will be disturbed by its disturbance. If he can keep calm, he will be calm. The one who allows himself to be disturbed by it will be disturbed more and more every day. The one who does not take notice of it will keep his quiet, which is his own, within himself. The one who sees all things and yet rises above things is the one who will walk on the sea. |
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