Re: THE PARABLE OF THE ROSE

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That was beautiful thank you for sharing. Debbie>> > > THE PARABLE OF THE ROSE> > > > 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.> > [Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket] > <http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vcGhvdG9idWNrZXQuY29t>> > > So it is with many people. Within every soul, there is a rose. The> "God-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.> > [Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket] > <http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vcGhvdG9idWNrZXQuY29t>> > > 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.> > [Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket] > <http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vcGhvdG9idWNrZXQuY29t>> > > If we show them the rose, they will conquer the thorns. Only then will> they blossom many times over, 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.> > Author Unknown> > [Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket] > <http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vcGhvdG9idWNrZXQuY29t>> > > Love~All~Ways> ~Karma>