the reed and the oak

芦苇与橡树
The reed and oak are quarreling about resistance, power and calmness .No one is willing to give in .The oak blames the reed for having no power, the wind from all directions will blow the reed down .The reed says nothing.
In a while, a strong wind blow towards the reed, the reed stoops down along the wind, he survives the wind. However the oak prepares to resist the wind. As a result, he is uprooted
This story means: sometime, avoiding adversity will be better than confronting it