Insights · Reflections

October 13, 2026

Soft Things Last Longer

Message to self The hard and stiff break. The soft and supple last.

Note by Sanjeevan Premkumar ·

The hard and stiff will be broken, the soft and supple will prevail. Whoever is stiff and inflexible is a disciple of death. Whoever is soft and yielding is a disciple of life.

Lao Tzu

When we grip too tightly, take everything too seriously, or fight every turn, we wear ourselves down. Staying open, gentle and calm lets things pass without a struggle and fall into place in their own time.

Bend, don't break.

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