a butterfly is a symbol
Just look at a butterfly to understand the mystery of suffering
A butterfly, imprisoned in a cocoon
looks pitiful as it struggles to get free.
Don’t give in to a misplaced sense of empathy.
If
you feel sorry for a butterfly’s pain and
cut the cocoon
to help him escape,
his wings
will be
deformed.
If
you allow
a butterfly to struggle,
slowly and agonizingly from his prison,
he will emerge
with perfectly formed wings.
He will be beautiful.
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Melanie Jean Juneau serves as the Editor in Chief of Catholic Stand. She is a mother of nine children who has edited her kid's university term papers for over a decade. She blogs at joy of nine9 and mother of nine9. Her writing is humorous and heart warming; thoughtful and thought-provoking. Part of her call and her witness is to write the truth about children, family, marriage and the sacredness of life. Melanie is the administrator of ACWB, a columnist at CatholicLane, CatholicStand, Catholic365 , CAPC, author of Echoes of the Divine and Oopsy Daisy, and coauthor of Love Rebel: Reclaiming Motherhood.
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Wisdom….. Thank you Melanie
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Beautiful poem.
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