What is power?
in Spirituality ·
Back in the day, the master blacksmiths who forged swords were often held in higher regard than the warriors who actually carried them. I suppose when you have two masters at the absolute top of their game, choosing a winner is an impossible task. So, they reached a sort of agreement—each would forge a single blade, and then they’d put them through a test to finally settle the score.
The test was simple, if somewhat unconventional: they would plunge both blades into the bed of a stream, edge-up, facing upstream. And that is exactly what they did.
It was autumn, and a few stray leaves were drifting lazily down the current. As each leaf drifted into the path of the first smith's sword, it would be sliced clean through.
But on the second smith's blade... not a single leaf managed to touch the edge. It stayed untouched.
So, which of these blades is actually the more powerful one?
The test was simple, if somewhat unconventional: they would plunge both blades into the bed of a stream, edge-up, facing upstream. And that is exactly what they did.
It was autumn, and a few stray leaves were drifting lazily down the current. As each leaf drifted into the path of the first smith's sword, it would be sliced clean through.
But on the second smith's blade... not a single leaf managed to touch the edge. It stayed untouched.
So, which of these blades is actually the more powerful one?