The shepherd and the cow
Posted in Articles on 08/29/2009 11:41 am by ShaziaThe cow meanders in the grassy knolls, the familiar mounds. Ruminating.
The shepherd urges it forward – but the cow knows not of the waterfall and the magnificent gardens ahead.
The grassy knoll has blades of grass – mostly grazed and barren, but it was where once the cow was fed.
It’s a familiar comfort and the comfort of the familiar. Even though the grassy knoll no longer provide the sustenance it once did.
The shepherd knows the destination and gently veers the cow.
Like a four-year-old going to a new school for the first time, the cow moves slowly, fidgeting, frolicking.
It’s not a playful frolic, but more an anxious delay.
Today, my emotional mind is a cow. The rational mind urges it ahead to the magnificent plains that defy her greatest imagination.
But she knows not where the path leads, she only knows the grounds that fed her once.
Her grip on the old is still loosening, but slowly.
The unfamiliar seems unknowable.
The shepherd and the cow
August 31st, 2009 at 8:18 pm
Beautifully subtle! Same philosophy in my first blog……but eoquent! Thank you S!!!!
September 1st, 2009 at 9:48 am
the knowing of the cow has served it well. she needs this quality. it will always stay in the recesses of her body and mind. available to take soothing from, a reminder of her power and strength in creating safety. an acknowledgement of this memory allows her to leave this barren wasteland for search of what is possible.
the reckoning that once, very long ago, she was able to create safety for herself. the assurance that this strength resides in every pore of her knowing and un-knowing. that in being able to see that blessing, she can mould it and temper it as the moment requires. allowing her forebearance to glide forth, take the lead…