The Flower and the Butterfly

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Well everyone of us can relate to this in one way or the other to our life.  Just the way it is. When a butterfly is born, well it is not the same vibrant and multicolored beauty that we all know it as. It is colorless, just like the pure mind of a little child. The mind which is open to any thing which might be carved upon the same, the very thing which turns out to be the deciding factor in the way the child’s inclination takes a turn. A blank paper, equally open to all the ideas that could be penned down on the same. And then that is the thing it knows. In fact that is the only thing it knows.

Just the same way, a butterfly sets on its voyage, unnoticed by everyone, not a subject of awe. In particular, nothing of a substance. But then it meets so many beautiful flowers that add such a beauty to this beautiful planet. The small butterfly takes it time to explore all these flowers, dazzled by the beauty of the same, confused as to which one to approach first, unsure as to how will it be able to pay a visit to all the beautiful creations. But then, ultimately, one of the flowers get lucky. One of the flowers get lucky enough to impart the first set of colors to the butterfly’s soft and tender wings. This is the way the butterfly gets the first set of colors.

And then as the time passes, more and more flowers impart their color to the butterfly, making it more beautiful  than ever. Then a time comes when everyone starts noticing the butterfly. Kids are in awe of it, adults just praise the sheer beauty it possesses, and mother Nature proud to have such a beautiful resident.

But what about the flowers? Do they restrict the butterfly to remain with them? No. Do they behave as if they have done a favor to it? No. Do they feel jealous of other flowers doing the same? I believe No. And neither does the butterfly forgets this and get occupied by the false pride. That is the beauty of the non homo-sapiens. They never get self centered. Butterfly keeps visiting the flowers. Collecting nectar might be one of the reasons, but it knows that its very existence is because of the flowers. And the flowers too are aware of the fact that they might pass away in a day or two, but the memory of their beauty and existence will always be kept alive by this beautiful thing that will continue to visit different places.

This is the way things should be in our life. We might be a flower to many of the people and a butterfly to others. Whatever the case might be,we should understand the beauty of each and every relationship. No one is perfect and in every relationship, both the involved parties are in need of each other, imparting something to the other and extracting something from the other at the same time. This small fact of truce, if understood, can surely help you carve out a beautiful experience out of your life. Everything in nature teaches you something or another. Good Luck Homo Homo Sapiens.

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