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A certain man planted a rose and watered it faithfully and
before it blossomed, he examined it.
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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