Last night, as I was chopping fresh mint I'd just picked from the back yard, I felt something crawling on my arm (never a good feeling). Just as I was about to whack it away I looked down to see a tiny green face staring back at me. It was a baby praying mantis, less than half an inch long. He was a fresh glowing green. So still and present, yet highly articulate in his movements as he rubbed his face and cocked his head to the side to look at me. He seemed a cross between an innocent Disney character and a highly intelligent professor.
A quick search revealed that the praying mantis symbolizes stillness, calm in the chaos. In Japan it represents power and courage, its image was often inlaid into samurai swords for protection.
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