The Pond

What can a kingfisher teach you about patience?

What does a lotus know about strength?

A pond. Four seasons. One grandmother's wisdom. When Yuki arrives at her grandmother's house beside a pond amidst the verdant pastoral stillness beyond Yamanashi, Japan, she expects a quiet summer. What she finds is a living classroom. Woven through the lessons is the ancient philosophy of the Tao: the art of moving through the world like water. The Pond is a story about slowing down, paying attention, and finding that the natural world has always been trying to teach us, if only we sit long enough to listen.