Raindrop and the serpent

Once there was a drop of rain
That passed a rock on its way to the sea
On the rock lay a serpent:
Your path to the ocean is complex and treacherous
Announced the serpent
Haven’t you ever thought
What if you should run uphill?
The drop of water uttered no syllable
For it already knew
It’s own destiny
YOU ARE INSIGNIFICANT!, said the serpent.
The rock spoke up:
Where the heart goes, the mind follows
Where the mind goes, the body follows
These are benign times
We all take our place in God’s universe.
The serpent replied:
I feel ashamed to call myself human.
And the rock replied:
Suffering is the start of change
Peace is the end
And what is peace
But the knowledge of Love?