He saw the bud that
would soon blossom, but noticed thorns upon the stem and he thought, “How can
any beautiful flower come from a plant burdened with so many sharp thorns?”
Saddened by this thought, he neglected to water the rose, and just before it
was ready to bloom….it died.
So it is with many
people. Within every soul there is a
rose. The God-like qualities planted in
us at birth, grow amid the thorns of our faults. Many of us look at ourselves and see only the
thorns, the defects.
We despair, thinking
that nothing good can possibly come from us.
We neglect to water the good within us, and eventually it dies. We never realize our potential.
Some people do not see
the rose within themselves; someone else must show it to them. One of the greatest gifts a person can
possess is to be able to reach past the thorns of another, and find the rose
within them.
This is one of the characteristic
of love. To look at a person, know their
true faults and accepting that person into your life, all the while recognizing
the nobility in their soul. Help others
to realize they can overcome their faults.
If we show them the “rose” within themselves, they will conquer their
thorns. Only then will they blossom many
times over.
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