Reality is like a river

Reality is like a river. If one allows oneself to float freely without grabbing on, the nature of Reality is revealed. If one watches from the side of the river, they will miss the ride. If one grabs and hangs onto things in the river, they will not experience the flowing nature of reality.If one grabs and hangs onto things in the river, they will not experience where Reality would have taken them.Reality requires only that we let go of our assumptions and fears, and flow in the River.