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When a big wind came, it blew the big tree right over, but the gentle ´bowing down´ of the reeds when the force hit meant that they were unaffected, whereas the willow was up rooted, and not so strong anymore.

This tactic can be applied in many areas of life, male and female.

breaking suggests the situation stopping you, breaking you in some way even if only failure in that situation

It’s saying it is better to compromise than stand with the possibility of failure, I’d take exception to this being an absolute

Some things are worth standing firm for, and we are diminished if we don’t.