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.
The Moral: So it is with many people. Within every soul there is a
rose. The good 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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