Guest guest Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 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.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.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 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 UnknownLove~All~Ways~Karma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 23, 2007 Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 Wild Roses Some wild roses made me think of you today… Growing wild and free and beautiful, Cheering up the world with constant blooming – Smiling flowers extended out Through sunshine wind, snow and rain and dark - In the quiet of sunrise and sunset times, They sing as they keep growing And blooming and sharing their sweet fragrances With flower lovers and mindless passers-by - Alike While they respond to the lonely light of moon And the bright, bright energy of the warm and nurturing sun. Some wild roses made me think of you today… Growing wild and free and beautiful! Growing wild and free and beautiful! ©2002 Hillbunny Productions Lyrics and Music by Bunny Sings Wolf – all rights reserved. www.bunnysingswolf.com/whitehairedlyrics.html Building a website is a piece of cake. Small Business gives you all the tools to get online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2007 Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 My Dear friend Peaceable White Buffalo, Oh, this was so beautiful! You have such an amazing way with words and you honour your brothers and sister by sharing such beauty. Thank you, my dear, this was a joy to read and filled my heart with such love. It is like a warm and welcome hug...Hugs to you, sweet friend and thank you again! Spiritlove, LUNA > > Wild Roses > > Some wild roses made me think of you today… > Growing wild and free and beautiful, > Cheering up the world with constant blooming – > Smiling flowers extended out > Through sunshine wind, snow and rain and dark - > In the quiet of sunrise and sunset times, > They sing as they keep growing > And blooming and sharing their sweet fragrances > With flower lovers and mindless passers-by - Alike > While they respond to the lonely light of moon > And the bright, bright energy of the warm and nurturing sun. > Some wild roses made me think of you today… > Growing wild and free and beautiful! > Growing wild and free and beautiful! > > ©2002 Hillbunny Productions > Lyrics and Music by Bunny Sings Wolf – all rights reserved. > www.bunnysingswolf.com/whitehairedlyrics.html > > > --------------------------------- > Building a website is a piece of cake. > Small Business gives you all the tools to get online. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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