The Rose Within...

The Rose Within
 Author Unknown
 
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.

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