The Rose Within

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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Best Wishes
NOOR