Being a keen observer of nature, I learnt few lessons from the nature with my practices.

1. Presented by:
ANUP CHAKRABORTY
anupchakraborty@yahoo.com
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2. A Butterfly’s Lesson
”One day, a small
opening appeared
in a cocoon; a
man sat and
watched for the
butterfly for
several hours as
it struggled to
force its body
through that little
hole.

3. Then, it seems
to stop making
any progress.
It appeared as
if it had gotten
as far as it
could and it
could not go
any further.

4. So the man
decided to help
the butterfly:
he took a pair
of scissors and
opened the
cocoon.
The butterfly
then emerged
easily.
But it had a
withered body,
it was tiny and
shriveled
wings.

5. The man
continued to
watch because
he expected that,
at any moment,
the wings would
open, enlarge
and expand, to
be able to
support the
butterfly’s body,
and become
firm.

6. Neither
happened!
In fact, the
butterfly spent
the rest of its
life crawling
around with a
withered body
and shriveled
wings. It never
was able to fly.

7. What the man, in his
kindness and his
goodwill did not
understand was that the
restricting cocoon and
the struggle required
for the butterfly to get
through the tiny
opening, were God’s
way of forcing fluid
from the body of the
butterfly into its wings,
so that it would be
ready for flight once it
achieved its freedom
from the cocoon.

8. Sometimes,
struggles are
exactly what we
need in our life.
If God allowed us
to go through our
life without any
obstacles, it would
cripple us. We
would not be as
strong as we could
have been. Never
been able to fly.

9. I asked for
Strength...
and God gave me
difficulties to make
me strong.
I asked for
Wisdom...
and God gave me
problems to solve.
I asked for
prosperity...
and God gave me a
brain and brawn to
work.

10. I asked for
Courage…..
and God gave
me obstacles
to overcome.
I asked for
Love...
and God gave
me troubled
people to help.

11. I asked for
Favors...
And God gave me
Opportunities.
“I received
nothing I wanted...
But I received
everything I
needed."

12. Live life without fear, confront all obstacles and know that
you can overcome them.

13. Once there was a man who asked God for
a flower....
....and a butterfly.

14. But instead God gave him
a cactus....

15. ....and a caterpillar.

16. The man was sad, he didn’t understand
why his request was mistaken.
Then he thought:
Oh well, God has too many people to care for...
And decided not to question.
After some time, the man went to check up
on his request that he had left forgotten.

17. To his surprise, from the thorny & ugly
cactus a beautiful flower had grown.
And the unsightly carterpillar had been
transformed into the most beautiful butterfly.

18. GOD always does things right!
His way is ALWAYS the best way,
even if to us it seems all wrong.
If you asked God for one thing & received another,
TRUST.
You can be sure that He will always give you
what you need at the appropriate time.

19. What you want...
....is not always what you need!
God never fails to grant our petitions, so keep on
going for Him without doubting or murmuring.
Today’s THORN...
Is tomorrow’s
FLOWER!

20. GOD BLESS YOU!
GOD GIVES THE VERY BEST TO THOSE
WHO LEAVE THE CHOICES UP TO HIM!