"The rock does not fear the rain." - Zimbabwean Proverb

“The rock does not fear the rain.”

- Zimbabweanstrength

Meaning

Those who are solid in their convictions are not troubled by passing difficulties.

Zimbabwe's Great Dyke and granite kopjes endure all weather. Shona communities draw strength from these geological metaphors of permanence.

Origin

Zimbabwean

Language

Shona

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