It lies in wait, perfectly still and silent, waiting. Oh, the things that we could learn from the spider. It knows that in order to live, it must be silent and wait, listening, for what will give it life. It knows that to be sustained, it has to be patient. The wait is agonizing. It fills the spider with hunger and want. But it, in all of its wisdom, remains unmoved, despite the temptation to go and hunt for satisfaction. If it leaves the safe confines of its web, it will be destroyed. Obliterated. Stepped on by the frightened giants, eaten by a nameless beast, it doesn't matter how. All that matters is that if it leaves, it will perish. And so it waits. A twitch! The spider rushes forth for the fulfillment he has so long lain in wait for. The wait was worth his glorious reward. Oh, the things that we could learn from the spider.
