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Saddened by his thought,
he neglected 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 God like qualities planted in us
at birth growing amid
the thorns of our faults.
Many of us look at ourselves
and see
only the thorns,
the defects.
We despair,
thinking that nothing
good can come possibly from us.
We neglect to water the good
within us,
and eventually it dies.
We never realize our potential.
Some people do not see
the rose within themselves;
someone else
must show it to them.
One of the greatest gifts
a person can possess
is to be able to reach past the thorns
and find the rose within
others.
This is the characteristic of love -
to look at a person and know
their
true faults.
Accepting that person into your life,
while recognizing
the
nobility
in their soul.
Help them to realize
that they can overcome
their
faults.
If we will show them the rose
they will conquer their thorns.
Only then will they blossom many times over.
As I always say,
some people grumble that roses have thorns.
I'm thankful that thorns
have roses.
Nothing whatsoever
shall separate us
from
the love of God!
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