People make fun of clichés, but they endure for a reason.

This is such a beautiful cliché with many facets of meaning. It can serve as a grave warning of unseen dangers or an enticing challenge to look for hidden treasure. 

It was an iceberg that took down the mighty Titanic in 1912, a ship thought to be unsinkable. According to the National Geographic Society, it is not uncommon to see only one-eighth of an iceberg above water, with the rest being hidden from view under the surface. Imagine sailing along in your indestructible vessel, viewing a placid surface with only a small protrusion of ice visible in the distance, completely unaware of the danger below you. Yeah, sounds a lot like life⏤no wonder this has become such a powerful cliché!

Of course, there’s a flip side to this. Just as danger can be hidden below the surface, so, too, can treasure. Just as a tree has as much below ground in its root system as it has above ground in its branch and leaf system, there can be more to discover if you look past the surface of a person, place, or situation. How will we express this beautiful concept a hundred years from now when icebergs don’t exist anymore?

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