The fate of the mountain and the fountain

Ask that rock, Ask that fountain, How they moved on! The fountain said, You just accept and move on, Or you accept and stay still like the rock and become like a mountain, Standing tall, standing straight, persistent amongst all the odds, The rock smiled briefly and shrugged, But, I never knew beyond the storms! Never discovered new horizons, And, never did I mark into a land of ooze nor did I step into a flowing river! I did not know collaboration, All I knew was to stand alone and strong! Then, the fountain said, At least, you are being yourself and your essence is completely yours, you smell like a rock but I smell like a dumpster of algae, But, I chose to accept it anyways what came into my ways and kept moving on! Now, I lost my essence becoming something else! My identity is lost, The rock smirked, You did not loose your identity, instead embraced a new one, Your identity is...