Amelia sat patiently observing the struggles of a butterfly as it attempted to emerge from it's coccoon. At first a small opening appeared at one end and the butterfly struggled and struggled for hours to force it's way out. And then it suddenly seemed to stop , as though it could go no further , stuck between two worlds. Feeling very sorry for it's plight , she decided to help the butterfly . So, with a pair of small scissors, she snipped the cocoon open and the butterfly emerged. But it was not what she had expected . It had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings. She continued watching , expecting that at any moment the wings would expand and unfold, thereby completing the transformation so it could fly away.
Unfortunately , this did not happen . In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of it's life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings. It never managed to fly . What Amelia in her misguided kindness and haste had not understood was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening was natures way of forcing fluid from the butterfly's body into it's wings , thereby expanding them and preparing them for flight.
A struggled such as this is perfectly natural. It is a process of natural law allowing us to experience the worst and the best in life . It is not just a test of our physical resolve to overcome obstacles in daily life either, but a direct strengthening of our soul awareness in it's quest for spiritual advancement. Of course there are times when everything seems overwhelming or we are caught up in the raw emotion if grief ; but such times pass and we can later look back reflectively and often see them from the wider perspective of the human condition .
Daily struggles are a fact of human life, and if we can but see them for what they really are, we will be well on our way to mastering life.
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