perfect freedom

when a fish swims, 

it swims on and on,

and there is no end to the water.

when a bird flies, 

it flies on and on,

and there is no end to the sky.

there was never a fish

that swam out of the water,

or a bird

that flew out of the sky.

when they need a little 

water or sky,

they use just a little;

when they need a lot,

they use a lot.

thus they use all of it

at every moment,

and in every place

they have 

perfect freedom.

DOGEN