The Story of the Butterfly

         One of God's most striking creatures, fluttering in the sky.  The butterfly's symbolic meaning to me represents the story of life's journey. The caterpillar struggles through many phases as it develops in the cocoon, but when the "breakthrough" happens, it emerges into a magnificent creation!  It soars to heights unknown, experiencing the splendor of the world.  Each day brings a new phase of our lives as we strive to attain our "breakthrough".  That is why I love and identify with .................BUTTERFLIES! 

The Story of the Butterfly:

A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a smell opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as struggled to squeeze its body through the tiny hole.  Then it stopped, as if it couldn’t go further.

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.

Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our lives.  Going through life with no obstacles would cripple us. We will not be as strong as we could have been and we would never fly.

So have a nice day and struggle a little and teach well.