Barbara PymBut at least it made one realize that life still held infinite possibilities for change.
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The story of the caterpillar and the butterfly was a happy one. The butterfly knew that it would be a long time before it would become a butterfly. In fact, it would never become a butterfly. But, as the old saying goes, “hope for the best and prepare for the worst.” The butterfly never looked at its fate as being a foregone conclusion.
It could have turned into a worm or a slug or even into a bird. It could have ended up just as a plain old caterpillar, living out its life as a grub or worse yet, becoming an egg-laying moth. But it chose to live life to its fullest potential, with no regrets and no limits on its horizons.
Ultimately, this story taught me that life is really what you make of it.
Source: Quartet In Autumn
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