If you have ever gone through a bid change in your life you might relate to this poem. Of course, for people change does not occur as quickly as it does for a butterfly. Lynn and I brought a Monarch caterpillar home once so that we could watch the metamorphosis. The darn thing spun it's cocoon one day when we were at church and we missed the show. And then it came out of its cocoon in the middle of the night! We were disappointed to say the least. My own metamorphosis has been a lifelong process. But now that I am older I look back and it seems that the time flew by as quickly as it did for our little Monarch.
I am now 72 years old. Like so many others I know, I would not go backwards in time at all. The present is so good. All the energy and vitality that is ours when we are younger is nothing in comparison to the learning and wisdom that comes along the way. I am a better person today than I was years ago. Life has taught me compassion, empathy, humility, forgiveness. I no longer worry myself over the material and the temporary things of the world. I am more concerned with my spiritual growth and the well being of my family and friends. I like being who I am today.
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