Guest guest Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 A man found a cocoon of an emperor moth. He took it home so that he could watch the moth come out of the cocoon. On that day a small opening appeared, he sat and watched the moth for several hours as the moth struggled to force the body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no farther. It just seemed to be stuck. Then the man, in his kindness, decided to help the moth, so he took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon. The moth then emerged easily. But it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings. The man continued to watch the moth because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would contract in time. Neither happened! In fact, the little moth spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled body and s hriveled wings. It never was able to fly. What the man in his kindness and haste did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the moth to get through the tiny opening was the way of forcing fluid from the body of the moth into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon. Freedom and flight would only come after the struggle. By depriving the moth of a struggle, he deprived the moth of health. Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If we were to go through our life without any obstacles, we would be crippled. We would not be as strong as what we could have been. Give every opportunity a chance. Yours George Pillai Meet your soulmate! Asia presents Meetic - where millions of singles gather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 In a message dated 10/18/2005 12:25:29 PM Central Standard Time, pillai_george .sg writes: Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. this reminds me of the metaphor of the "pearl of widom". in many cultures a pearl symbolizes wisdom because it is the only precious stone cause by the suffering and irritation of a living thing. i.e. the oyster whose flesh is irritated by the grain of sand produces a beautiful pearl. similiarily our mind is an oyster and the grain of sand is Truth...which annoys and irritates our conscience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 This deserves a big Bravo, Divakar. --- pillai george <pillai_george wrote: > > A man found a cocoon of an emperor moth. He took it > home so that he could watch the moth come out of the > cocoon. > > On that day a small opening appeared, he sat and > watched the moth for several hours as the moth > struggled to force the body through that little > hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It > appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and > it could go no farther. It just seemed to be stuck. > > Then the man, in his kindness, decided to help the > moth, so he took a pair of scissors and snipped off > the remaining bit of the cocoon. The moth then > emerged easily. But it had a swollen body and small, > shriveled wings. > > The man continued to watch the moth because he > expected that, at any moment, the wings would > enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, > which would contract in time. Neither happened! > > In fact, the little moth spent the rest of its life > crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled > body and s hriveled wings. It never was able to fly. > > > What the man in his kindness and haste did not > understand was that the restricting cocoon and the > struggle required for the moth to get through the > tiny opening was the way of forcing fluid from the > body of the moth into its wings so that it would be > ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from > the cocoon. > > Freedom and flight would only come after the > struggle. By depriving the moth of a struggle, he > deprived the moth of health. > > Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our > life. > > If we were to go through our life without any > obstacles, we would be crippled. We would not be as > strong as what we could have been. > > Give every opportunity a chance. > > Yours > > George Pillai > > > > > > New and Improved Mail - 1GB free storage! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 Thank you very much for posting this beautiful story. Is it a 'Zen Story' ? Do you have a collection of Zen Stories ? The struggle is essential for development in any field. Many people think that the God is not taking care of them and they have to struggle very hard. However, these people do not understand that it is for their benefit to make them more and more strong to survive. Thanking you and with best wishes, Chandrashekhar Phadkepillai george <pillai_george .sg> wrote: A man found a cocoon of an emperor moth. He took it home so that he could watch the moth come out of the cocoon. On that day a small opening appeared, he sat and watched the moth for several hours as the moth struggled to force the body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no farther. It just seemed to be stuck. Then the man, in his kindness, decided to help the moth, so he took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon. The moth then emerged easily. But it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings. The man continued to watch the moth because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would contract in time. Neither happened! In fact, the little moth spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled body and s hriveled wings. It never was able to fly. What the man in his kindness and haste did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the moth to get through the tiny opening was the way of forcing fluid from the body of the moth into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon. Freedom and flight would only come after the struggle. By depriving the moth of a struggle, he deprived the moth of health. Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If we were to go through our life without any obstacles, we would be crippled. We would not be as strong as what we could have been. Give every opportunity a chance. Yours George Pillai New and Improved Mail - 1GB free storage! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 It is splendid and this story is indeed an eye opener for me. Thanks and god bless you. Ranjeeth kumar s On 10/18/05, pillai george <pillai_george .sg> wrote: A man found a cocoon of an emperor moth. He took it home so that he could watch the moth come out of the cocoon. On that day a small opening appeared, he sat and watched the moth for several hours as the moth struggled to force the body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no farther. It just seemed to be stuck. Then the man, in his kindness, decided to help the moth, so he took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon. The moth then emerged easily. But it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings. The man continued to watch the moth because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would contract in time. Neither happened! In fact, the little moth spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled body and s hriveled wings. It never was able to fly. What the man in his kindness and haste did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the moth to get through the tiny opening was the way of forcing fluid from the body of the moth into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon. Freedom and flight would only come after the struggle. By depriving the moth of a struggle, he deprived the moth of health. Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If we were to go through our life without any obstacles, we would be crippled. We would not be as strong as what we could have been. Give every opportunity a chance. Yours George Pillai New and Improved Mail - 1GB free storage! Visit your group "" on the web. -- S.Ranjeeth Kumar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 Not Zen Story, There is no author for this story. Author Unknown. Yours George Pillaichandrashekhar phadake <c_phadake > wrote: Dear George, Thank you very much for posting this beautiful story. Is it a 'Zen Story' ? Do you have a collection of Zen Stories ? The struggle is essential for development in any field. Many people think that the God is not taking care of them and they have to struggle very hard. However, these people do not understand that it is for their benefit to make them more and more strong to survive. Thanking you and with best wishes, Chandrashekhar Phadkepillai george <pillai_george .sg> wrote: A man found a cocoon of an emperor moth. He took it home so that he could watch the moth come out of the cocoon. On that day a small opening appeared, he sat and watched the moth for several hours as the moth struggled to force the body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no farther. It just seemed to be stuck. Then the man, in his kindness, decided to help the moth, so he took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon. The moth then emerged easily. But it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings. The man continued to watch the moth because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would contract in time. Neither happened! In fact, the little moth spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled body and s hriveled wings. It never was able to fly. What the man in his kindness and haste did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the moth to get through the tiny opening was the way of forcing fluid from the body of the moth into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon. Freedom and flight would only come after the struggle. By depriving the moth of a struggle, he deprived the moth of health. Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If we were to go through our life without any obstacles, we would be crippled. We would not be as strong as what we could have been. Give every opportunity a chance. Yours George Pillai New and Improved Mail - 1GB free storage! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. Meet your soulmate! Asia presents Meetic - where millions of singles gather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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