Out Of The Cocoon

Dear lovely people,

 

“If you live long enough, you'll make mistakes. But if you learn from them, you'll be a better person. It's how you handle adversity, not how it affects you. The main thing is never quit, never quit, never quit.” - William J. Clinton

During my biology classes back in secondary school, I learned about the life-cycle of a butterfly. I learned that at the end of the cocoon stage when the butterfly is fully formed inside, a little hole develops on the cocoon to permit the butterfly to force itself out. It usually takes a long time for the butterfly to finally force its way out through the hole. I became curious to know why in most if not all of the cases, it had to be such a tiny hole through which the butterfly must struggle breathlessly to get out.

It was interesting to learn that during the laborious process of forcing itself out through the tiny hole on the cocoon, friction between the butterfly and the cocoon causes some sort of life-giving fluid found in the body of the butterfly to permeate its body and onto to its wings, preparing it for its first flight without which it might never be able to fly. So I realized that this natural but difficult process that the butterfly was subjected to actually leaves it stronger and enables it to grow and develop better.

Imagine the number of people in the world who desperately try to evade any form of difficulty? There are those who have beautiful dreams and plans to change their lives but don’t take action because they lack courage to face the adversities and struggles that are certain to come their way.

If we were allowed to live without meeting difficulties, we would not be viable. Life gives us challenges in order to make us stronger.

Barbara de Angelis says “We don't develop courage by being happy every day. We develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.”