Does it seem impossible to cope with life in the midst of all the darkness and negativity
around you? A little girl used to go with her mother to pick berries in a swamp; there was a pond and in it were growing and blossoming the most beautiful white water lilies. They were so glittery, white and fresh with water drops as big tears in the midst of the white blossoms, shinning in the sunlight. How can they grow and blossom so beautifully in a swampy pond? The answer: they have a hidden life in them. That pond was very deep, and the bulbs of the water lilies lie in the mud at the bottom of the pond. The hidden life in the heart of those bulbs cries for something higher; young life springs out and begins rising until it reaches the surface and then opens the beautiful blossoms of the water lilies. You can be like the water lily, all the way from the bottom rising up through the darkness to the surface and shining with radiance. We all have hidden potential. There are many aspects of life that remains behind the curtain because we’ve kept them there. It may be because of all the past hurts, disappointments, failures, and put downs that have tainted our self-image. The only way to expose these potentials is to allow them to spring forth from the darkness to the light. Potential comes from character development and having within us what we want to give to the world. We may contest that our potential is limited because of all the times we have failed, but unless effort is put forth to reach our higher potential, failure is guaranteed. Therefore, in order to rise above failure, we must recognize our hidden potential and reach beyond all the obstacles. Life is not handed to us premade and ready to enjoy. There are efforts that must be made to succeed. Nothing is easier than fault-finding; no talent, no self denial, no brains, no character are required to set up in the grumbling business. But to blossom and shine with beauty requires unleashing the hidden life in the heart that cries for something higher.
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