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| Posted By: |
Female Warrior |
| Date: |
29-Mar-2000 |
| Subject: |
Rama's Teachings |
A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole.
Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could,and it could go no further. So to help the butterfly. He took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon.
The butterfly then emerged easily. But it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings. The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would contract in time.
Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of it's life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings. It never was able to fly.
What the man, in his kindness and haste, did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening were God's way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon.
Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our lives.
If we are allowed to go through our lives without any obstacles, it would cripple us. We would not be as strong as what we could
have been. We could never fly!
I have paraphrased the following because I believe these were Rama's teachings.
I asked for Strength.........
And I got Difficulties to make me strong.
I asked for Wisdom.........
And I got Problems to solve.
I asked for Prosperity.........
And I got a Brain and Brawn to work.
I asked for Courage.........
And I got Danger to overcome.
I asked for Love.........
And I got Troubled people to help.
I asked for Favors.........
And I got Opportunities.
I received nothing I wanted ........
I received everything I needed!
I know Rama would wish you be filled with unspeakable joy, not only
in the world to come, but in this world also.
Your path will be bright and full of light everywhere you go, but you must bring it with you. You must not wait for someone to do it for you.
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