“Stainless steel seems perfect, clean, indestructible. But it is a poor vessel for pure water. Within such a vessel pure water may turn to poison; thus the appearance of perfection, true for a moment, is easily put to the lie over time.

An old carved-out stone is better; within it, the water is at home, and the stone is nourished. This is a parable of our hearts and minds, for our origins are like water, and the structure of mind is like the stainless steel, seeming perfect yet poisonous over time, or the old stone, which, being homely … is actually perfect in its relationship with the water.”

— infraheard