[Thomas12400]

face=Arial size=2H1 align=center size=6 ff3366The Rose WithinAH1P align=center ff3366A certain man planted a rose and watered it faithfully, and before it blossomed, he examined it. He saw the bud that would soon blossom and also the thorns. 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 before it was ready to bloom, it died.BRBRSo 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.BRBRSome 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 and find the rose within others. This is the characteristic of love, to look at a person, and knowing his faults, recognize the nobility in his soul, and help him realize that he can overcome his faults. If we show him the rose, he will conquer the thorns. Then will he blossom, blooming forth thirty, sixty, a hundred-fold as it is given to him.BRBROur duty in this world is to help others by showing them their roses and not their thorns. Only then can we achieve the love we should feel for each other; only then can we bloom in our own garden.BRBR~Author Unknown~P

[Argurnenoni]

Very true and a very nice article too. Its truly sad that sometimes we really can't see how great abilities we possess...Strange...and even if you know...its so easy to go back to square one..

[mbaueee]

beautiful ty

[avaiptutt]

very beautiful. thank you for posting. Havent read something like this for quite a bit. And, most funny, it seems everytime i need something like this, someone over here always has posted something to make me feel better and inspire me. its crazy lol

[sarasmid]

Yes indeed, very beautiful!!!

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[VtLe67WR]

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[halyshitzob]

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