水

Among all the elements in this Earth

I have always been interested in the liquid one.

It has many names around the world,

but now I want to call it 水。

水 is soft but can become hard if someone strokes it violently.

水 flows with grace and elegance, but escapes in gas state if receives high temperatures.

水 becomes hard as a rock if the cold chills it.

水 always adapts to the container that imprisons it, 
however if there's a hole, 水 will escape as fast as possible.

水 is heavy, but not so much as rock and less than air.

Its grace amazes me, its adaptability shows me wisdom,

its softness and hardness give me a clue about life.

It's not good to be always the same as the rock is,

otherwise a hammer will prove how wrong you were.

It's not a good idea to always fly around the world as the air does,

because after flying and coming to ground someday,

you will realize how much life you have lost.

水 can be solid... 

水 is normally such a flexible liquid... 

水 can dance with the air in gas state as well...

How else can I explain?