I think I will make a decision today
Yes, that's the thing to do
I will plant my feet on solid ground
And set them in concrete too
Then I will know right where I am at
While others praise my resolve
I will stand as a giant redwood tree
With my posture straight and tall
Enough of wishy-washy-ness
And changes of my mind
Perhaps this and maybe that
And conclusions not on time
Consideration of other perspectives
Can seem like a sputtering plan
Much better it is to be resolute
Standing tall and proud like a man
But then again (yes, I knew it would happen)
Perhaps I decide with haste
Surely there are things to be said
For a slower more flexible pace
We tend to admire the hard and fast
And the will independent and strong
Even though the preformed opinion
Quite often ends up to be wrong
I would rather take some time (not wasted)
To view multiple variables
While letting go of fast-hard-rightness
And other illusory fables
To pause in front of action
Is hardly a weak waste of time
Being open to measured deliberation
Is a fine use of this human mind
True strength need not be characterized
As stiff and hard and unbending
Consider the sapling in heavy wind
As it sways and gives way without breaking
Pausing to listen is also not weakness
And resoluteness is not always strong
Being open to questions is not wishy-washy
While indecision is not always wrong (I think)
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem