Learning From Butterflies!!!
So here is a story which just strikes a chord in my heart!
The story of the butterfly One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to squeeze its body through the tiny hole. Then it stopped, as if it couldn't go further. A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. So the man decided to help the butterfly. He took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bits of cocoon. The butterfly emerged easily but it had a swollen body and shriveled wings. The man continued to watch it, expecting that any minute the wings would enlarge and expand enough to support the body, Neither happened! In fact the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around. It was never able to fly. What the man in his kindness and haste did not understand: The restricting cocoon and the struggle required by the butterfly to get through the opening was a way of forcing the fluid from the body into the wings so that it would be ready for flight once that was achieved. By cutting its cocoon the man deprived the butterfly a struggle it needed to experience. So if he hadn't done that the butterfly would have had to struggle on its own to come out of the cocoon. It would have been a little painful for it but it was absolutely essential for it to have that experience. And at the end a beautiful butterfly would have emerged. So every painful experience teaches you something and makes you even more strong and beautiful. |
I remember reading this story quite a long time ago but thank you for posting this - I had forgotten all about it...It's such a nice way of delivering a small yet powerful message, don't you think?
ReplyDeleteyup totally dear!!! this story is very close to my heart and it inspires me everytime...:)
Deletethanks alot Silvia....ur blog is Gud...gr8 style!!!
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Truly inspiring story..one of those v shud always remember..and apply in life.. :)
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