Guest guest Posted January 28, 2001 Report Share Posted January 28, 2001 " Of Roses and Thorns " A certain man planted a rose and watered it faithfully. Before it blossomed, he examined it. He saw a bud that would soon blossom. He also saw the thorns, 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 before it was ready to bloom, it died. So it is with many people. Within every soul, there is a rose. The " G-d-like " qualities planted in us at birth, growing amidst the thorns of our faults. Many of us look at ourselves and see only the thorns, the defects. We despair, thinking 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 don't see the rose within themselves. It takes someone else to show it to them. One of the greatest gifts a person can possess is to be able to reach past the thorns and find the rose within others. This is the truest, most innocent, and gracious characteristic of love - to know another person, including their faults, recognize the nobility in their soul, and yet still help another to realize they can overcome their faults. If we show them the rose, they will conquer the thorns. Only then will they blossom, and most likely, blooming thirty, sixty, a hundred-fold, as it is given to them. Our duty in this world is to help others, by showing them their roses and not their thorns. It is then that we achieve the love we should feel for each other. Only then can we bloom in our own garden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2001 Report Share Posted January 28, 2001 thanx kay....what a beautiful thought!!! Karishma. >From: Kaytarot@... >Reply- > >Subject: [ ] A poem for all >Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 02:13:09 EST > > > " Of Roses and Thorns " > >A certain man planted a rose and watered it >faithfully. Before it blossomed, he examined >it. He saw a bud that would soon blossom. He >also saw the thorns, 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 >before it was ready to bloom, it died. > >So it is with many people. Within every soul, >there is a rose. The " G-d-like " qualities planted >in us at birth, growing amidst the thorns of our >faults. Many of us look at ourselves and see >only the thorns, the defects. We despair, thinking >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 don't see the rose within themselves. It >takes someone else to show it to them. One >of the greatest gifts a person can possess is >to be able to reach past the thorns and find the >rose within others. This is the truest, most >innocent, and gracious characteristic of love - >to know another person, including their faults, >recognize the nobility in their soul, and yet still >help another to realize they can overcome their >faults. If we show them the rose, they will >conquer the thorns. Only then will they blossom, >and most likely, blooming thirty, sixty, a >hundred-fold, as it is given to them. > >Our duty in this world is to help others, by >showing them their roses and not their thorns. >It is then that we achieve the love we should >feel for each other. Only then can we bloom >in our own garden. _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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