The Dragonfly
Once, in a little
pond, in the muddy water under the lily pads, there lived a little water
beetle in a community of water beetles. They lived a simple and
comfortable life in the pond with few disturbances and interruptions.
Once in a while,
sadness would come to the community when one of their fellow beetles would
climb the stem of a lily pad and would never be seen again. They knew when
this happened; their friend was gone forever.
Then, one day, one
little water beetle felt an irresistible urge to climb up that stem.
However, he was determined that he would not leave forever. He would come
back and tell his friends what he had found at the top.
When he reached the
top and climbed out of the water onto the surface of the lily pad, he was
so tired, and the sun felt so warm, that he decided he must take a nap. As
he slept, his body changed and when he woke up, he had turned into a
beautiful blue-tailed dragonfly with broad wings and a slender
body designed for flying.
So, fly he did! And,
as he soared he saw the beauty of a whole new world and a far superior way
of life to what he had never known existed. Then he remembered his beetle friends and how they were thinking by
now he was gone. He wanted to go back to tell them, and explain to them
that he was now more alive than he had ever been before. His life had been
fulfilled rather than ended.
But, his new body would not go down into the
water. He could not get back to tell his friends the good news. Then
he understood that their time would come, when they, too, would know
what he now knew. So, he raised his wings and flew off into his joyous new
life!
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