A certain man planted a rose and water it constantly, and before it blossomed, he examined it.
He saw the bud that would soon blossom, but noticed thorns on the stem and thought, How can any beautiful flower come from a plant surrounded by thorns so sharp? ”
Saddened by this thought, he refused 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 qualities given by God planted in us and grow amid the thorns of our faults.
Many of us look at ourselves and see only the thorns, the defects.
We never realize our potential.
Some people do not see the rose within themselves, someone else must show them.
One of the greatest gifts a person can own or share is to be able to go through the thorns and find the rose within others.
This is the characteristic of love – look at a person and know their true faults.
Accept that person in your life, while recognizing the beauty in your soul and help her to realize that they can overcome their apparent imperfections.
If we show these people the rose, they will overcome their own thorns.
Only then will they blossom many times over.