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I like this answer to "What are flowers for" the very best of all of the ones I've read so far. And, I, also, thank you, jrob, for your dedication to this group and for inspiring all of us to be better people, not only in this group, but also in all parts of our lives. Many, many flowers to you!
2083Thank you jrob, This is so true of our lives. I think we have such a fantastic group here. Hugs and flowers for all.
16434I, too was touched by this as some of you have written. YOU all inspire me to be better. ;)
158553Oh jrob this poem is beautiful. Thank you very much for your time and dedication to us. Flower
44254Jrob, this is an intense poem...great analogy for our purpose in life. Thanks, so much for sharing! Wouldn't it be wonderful if more could live by this.
Besides sewing I have a great passion for butterfly gardening...needless to say, I love flowers and here's one for you!
1879Thank you jrob, and very true. Here's a whole bunch of roses to you - no thorns on these ones, and hugs as well of course.
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211078ROSES AND THORNS
A 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.
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 within us, and eventually it dies. We never realize our 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 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.
Our 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.
-- Author Unknown
by jrob
29 Feb 2008
This is for all of you beautiful roses. I copied it from a site titled Heartwarming by Bill Rayborn. ;)
by kttyhwk4
29 Feb 2008
Thanks for looking up and then sharing this poem with us. There is a lot of meaning in this poem and we should all take it to heart. Thanks again and many flowers to you.
by meganne
29 Feb 2008
Truly beautiful and far beyond any mere words i could find to express how it touched me. I wish i could give you a real rose. Thank you, Meganne
by shirlener88
29 Feb 2008
I have another - that I woull have to find - that goes along these same lines. Thank you - ever so much - I love roses!
by nini
01 Mar 2008
Thank you for sharing this poem with us. It enlights our soul! A bunch of roses for you!
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