Guest guest Posted March 26, 2002 Report Share Posted March 26, 2002 A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could, and it could go no farther. So the man decided to help the butterfly. 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 lives. If God allowed us to go through our lives without any obstacles, it would cripple us. We would not be as strong as what we could have been. We could never fly! I asked for Strength... And God gave me Difficulties to make me strong. I asked for Wisdom... And God gave me Problems to solve. I asked for Prosperity... And God gave me Brain and Brawn to work. I asked for Courage... And God gave me Danger to overcome. I asked for Love... And God gave me Troubled people to help. I asked for Favors... And God gave me Opportunities. I received nothing I wanted... I received everything I needed! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards® http://movies./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2002 Report Share Posted March 30, 2002 That was a very good one Uday thanks Robin --- Udayashankar <dakshinesha wrote: > A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small > opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly > for > several hours as it struggled to force its body > through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop > making any progress. It appeared as if it had > gotten as far as it could, and it could go no > farther. > > So the man decided to help the butterfly. 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 > lives. If God allowed us to go through our lives > without any obstacles, it would cripple us. We would > not be as strong as what we could have been. We > could > never fly! > > > I asked for Strength... > And God gave me Difficulties to make me strong. > > I asked for Wisdom... > And God gave me Problems to solve. > > I asked for Prosperity... > And God gave me Brain and Brawn to work. > > I asked for Courage... > And God gave me Danger to overcome. > > I asked for Love... > And God gave me Troubled people to help. > > I asked for Favors... > And God gave me Opportunities. > > I received nothing I wanted... > I received everything I needed! > > > > > > Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards® > http://movies./ > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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