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A certain man planted a rose, watered it faithfully every day and before it blossomed, he examined it. He saw the bud that would soon bloom, but noticed thorns upon the stem and he thought to himself, 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 deep within ourselves, and eventually it dies. We never realize our hidden 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 look past the thorns of another, and find the rose within them. This is one of the characteristics of love...to look at a person, know their true faults, but to accept that person into your life...all the while recognizing the nobility in their soul. Help others realize that they can overcome their flaws. 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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