Why is the sea king of a hundred streams? Because it lies below them. Therefore it is the king of a hundred streams.

"Why is the sea king of a hundred streams?
Because it lies below them.
Therefore it is the king of a hundred streams."

Lao Tze
6th century B.C.E.

Photo: Cow Parsnip growing by a stream, with sea stacks looming in the distance; Second Beach, Olympic National Park, WA; July 24, 2013