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a towering elephant offers an olive branch to a mouse

The Gesture

Monica Rief September 12, 2025

A towering elephant bends low, not to dominate, but to offer—a simple olive branch to a mouse, who meets the gesture with open eyes. No fear. No superiority. Just a quiet moment where strength chooses gentleness, and the small one receives peace without having to prove its place.

The Gesture speaks to a quiet knowing—that true worth isn’t measured by size, power, or volume, but by the capacity to see another soul clearly, to allow oneself to be seen in return, and to extend the hand—or branch—of friendship. In that exchange, something sacred unfolds.

In a world that often demands loudness and scale, this piece invites us to believe: kindness is strength. And every soul, no matter how small, deserves the branch of peace.

In Photography, Illustration Tags iPad, Procreate, illustration, digital illustration, elephant, animal illustration
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