The Rose within (another inspiring story)

by **sentinel** Mon 16 May - 3:26

A certain man planted a rose and
watered it faithfully and before it
blossomed, he examined it. He saw
the bud that would soon blossom,
but noticed thorns upon the stem
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 just 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, grow amid the thorns of our
faults. Many of us look at
ourselves and see only the thorns, the defects. We despair, thinking
that 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 people do not see the rose within themselves;
someone else must show it to
them. One of the greatest gifts a
person can possess is to be able to
reach past the thorns of another,
and find the rose within them. This is one of the characteristic of
love... to look at a person, know
their true faults and accepting that
person into your life... all the while
recognizing the nobility in their
soul. Help others to realize they can
overcome their faults.
If we show them the "rose" within
themselves,
they will conquer their thorns.
Only then will they blossom many times over.