How do you hold your beliefs?

How do you hold your beliefs?
Firmly?
Sanctimoniously?
Are you a dogmatic Democrat?
Are you a righteous Republican?
Are you a religious zealot?
Are you so science minded that there is no room for spirit?

Hold your beliefs like a baby bird.
Yes, cherish them.
But hold them tenderly.
If you hold too tight,
You’ll squeeze the life from them.

Walk gently with your eyes on the horizon.
What’s underfoot is not meant to undermine.
The landscape will always change.
Be fluid and flexible.
Resilience requires adaptation.

It is the supple tree that will survive the storm,
And seed the future.