Tom S Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through the little hole at the end. Eventually, the butterfly stopped making progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no farther. The man decided to help the butterfly, so he took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon. The butterfly then emerged easily, but it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings. The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would contract in time. Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings. It never was able to fly. What the man in his kindness and haste did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening were nature's way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon. Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If nature allowed us to go through our life without any obstacles, it would cripple us. We would not be as strong as what we could have been. And we could never fly... Author Unknown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 I've just sent this to my kids. Thanks Tom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom S Posted January 27, 2007 Author Share Posted January 27, 2007 no worries I get loads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogmaw Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 Reminds me of the old 'nothing is valued if it is merely proffered without effort being expended' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathew Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 i love reading things like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pot Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 In a strange way, I managed to use that quote to sweet talk a chick I'm working on... She's got big waps, and it worked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom S Posted January 27, 2007 Author Share Posted January 27, 2007 In a strange way, I managed to use that quote to sweet talk a chick I'm working on... She's got big waps, and it worked Good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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