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The Story of the Butterfly
The Story of the Butterfly
A man found a cocoon of a butterfly.
A man found a cocoon of a butterfly.
One day a small opening appeared.
One day a small opening appeared.
He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours
He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours
as it struggled to squeeze its body through the tiny hole.
as it struggled to squeeze its body through the tiny hole.
Then it stopped, as if it couldn't go further.
Then it stopped, as if it couldn't go further.
So the man decided to help the butterfly.
So the man decided to help the butterfly.
He took a pair of scissors and
He took a pair of scissors and
snipped off the remaining bits of cocoon.
snipped off the remaining bits of cocoon.
The butterfly emerged easily but
The butterfly emerged easily but
it had a swollen body and shriveled wings.
it had a swollen body and shriveled wings.
The man continued to watch it,
The man continued to watch it,
expecting that any minute the wings would enlarge
expecting that any minute the wings would enlarge
and expand enough to support the body,
and expand enough to support the body,
Neither happened!
Neither happened!
In fact the butterfly spent the rest of its life
In fact the butterfly spent the rest of its life
crawling around.
crawling around.
It was never able to fly.
It was never able to fly.
What the man in his kindness
What the man in his kindness
and haste did not understand:
and haste did not understand:
The restricting cocoon and the struggle
The restricting cocoon and the struggle
required by the butterfly to get through the opening
required by the butterfly to get through the opening
was a way of forcing the fluid from the body
was a way of forcing the fluid from the body
into the wings so that it would be ready
into the wings so that it would be ready
for flight once that was achieved.
for flight once that was achieved.
Sometimes struggles are exactly
Sometimes struggles are exactly
what we need in our lives.
what we need in our lives.
Going through life with no obstacles would cripple us.
Going through life with no obstacles would cripple us.
We will not be as strong as we could have been
We will not be as strong as we could have been
and we would never fly.
and we would never fly.
So have a nice day and struggle a little and teach well.
So have a nice day and struggle a little and teach well.
- What this story shows is that sometimes those challenges that make life so hard really do have a purpose: they prepare you for the challenges you’ll face later in life.
- They can strengthen you.
- When you change the way you think about your challenges in this way, they can actually be very motivating.
You’ve got to believe in your ability to see your problem differently before you can take steps to do so. Think they could use a different look at this situation?
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