Know how to wait
The caterpillar on a leaf,
looked around and saw all those insects who sang, who jumped, who ran, who were
flying, and all the insects were in constant motion.
Only he, poor man, he had
no voice, did not run and did not fly.
With great effort he could
move, but so slowly, that when he turned from one leaf to another he thought he
had gone all the way around the world!
Yet he did not envy anyone!
He knew he was a caterpillar, and that caterpillars have to learn to spin a
thin burr for weaving, with wonderful art, for their little house.
Therefore, with much
effort, he began his work.
In a short time the
caterpillar found himself locked in a warm cocoon of silk, isolated from the
rest of the world.
"And now?" He
wondered.
"Now wait,"
replied a voice. "A little 'patience and see."
At the right moment the
caterpillar awoke, and was no longer a caterpillar.
He stepped out of the
cocoon, with two beautiful wings, painted in bright colours, and immediately he
rose high in the sky.
It is sometimes difficult knowing how to wait! We have
all our unique gifts and we rush to show them thinking they are ours! Once I realise
yet again that they are God’s love for our neighbour, they will shine in the right
moment, not before and not after! For that I need patience!
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