Rice Bows: 100 Javanese & Balinese Proverbs on Humility and True Wisdom
Across the emerald terraces of Java and Bali, the people have long observed a quiet truth hidden in the daily miracle of rice: the stalk that grows full and heavy with grain does not stand tall, it bends. Indonesian proverbs often express this lesson, for humility is not a sign of weakness or insecurity, but of ripeness. Only the immature
