One summer
day a young girl was taking a walk through her neighborhood park.
She was mesmerized by the beauty. Green, fresh-cut grass, a potpourri
of flowers in every shape and color bordering the paths and trees.
The sweet succulent smell of cherry blossoms emanated from the
trees.
The child
felt inclined to pick a cherry blossom for her mommy because they
were the prettiest flowers with the most fragrant scent. She approached
the tree and was investigating the branches, searching for the
biggest blossom, when she first spotted the caterpillar. The young
girl froze in shock. She stared in amazement at how the caterpillar
laid there so lifeless. A thick, brownish crust was starting to
form around the bottom of the caterpillar. The girl thought of
all the people who walk by the tree and all the people who do
maintenance on the tree. She wondered, how could people just let
the caterpillar die there? Doesn't this caterpillar deserve a
proper burial instead of being left there to rot?
The distraught
girl trudged home crying. She decided to talk to her mom about
burying the deceased caterpillar. When she arrived home, she told
her mother about her discovery at the park. The child asked about
giving the caterpillar a funereal. The young girl's mother, in
her most loving voice, told her daughter that she did not want
her picking up the caterpillar. The mother told her wide-eyed
little girl not to worry so much about the insect. Nature has
a way of taking carte of itself, her mother told her. That night,
when the young girl went to sleep, she dreamed of having a special
funereal for the lifeless green caterpillar.
A couple
of weeks passed and curiosity got the best of the little girl.
She decided to take a trip to her neighborhood park. Disregarding
the green fresh-cut grass and potpourri of flowers of every shape
and color, the child proceeded to the cherry tree where she had
discovered the caterpillar weeks ago. She searched the branch
once again and could not believe her eyes. The caterpillar was
enveloped in a thick brownish crust, and one could not see the
lifeless green caterpillar underneath. The girl reached to pick
up the crusty mass that was once a caterpillar. She was going
to take it home for a funereal when she remembered the promise
to her mother not to touch the insect. Feeling hopeless and mournful,
the girl retreated to her home.
As time
passed, not a night went by that the girl didn't dream of burying
what was left of the caterpillar. The child decided despite what
people said, she was going to give the caterpillar a funereal.
The young girl took a small cardboard box, colored it with crayons,
and lined it with pretty gold tissue paper. As she headed out
the door, she told her parents she was going for a walk in the
park and would be back shortly. As the child arrived at the park,
she chose a special place among the flowers where the caterpillar
should be laid to rest. She picked a cherry blossom and placed
it gingerly in the box. She walked cautiously over to the tree
that held the caterpillar on its branch. When she looked at the
branch, she couldn't believe her eyes. Emerging from the ugly,
brownish crust was the most beautiful butterfly she had ever seen.
The child watched in amazement as the butterfly released itself
from its cocoon and flew off into the deep blue sky. Not sure
whether her eyes were playing tricks on her, she inspected the
cocoon, only to find it empty. She felt so much happiness that
tears were beginning to form.
The young
girl sat on a patch of grass under the cherry tree to reflect
on the knowledge she had gained. She realized that when one door
closes another one opens. She also concluded that what can seem
like the end, is only the beginning of a beautiful new adventure.
The young girl rose to her feet and started the journey home.
She could not wait to tell her parents the secrets of life she
had discovered.
(the end)
Metamorphosis~one
of life's true miracles
"Things
are not always what they seem."
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