A few days ago we received an unexpected package in the mail. We opened it to find that a previous guest of ours, who like many has become a good friend, had beautifully decorated a couple of wine glasses and also included a custom ornament. All with the same theme.....DRAGONFLIES Included was a letter of explanation of how the dragonfly is a symbol of change and being good with it. Also included was a little story that could not have been more perfect for our situation. We wanted to kick of our blogging with this story and hope you enjoy it as much as we do.
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 dead and 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 dead. He wanted to go back and 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.
Author Unknown
Cheers everyone!!!!!
J&D (Dragonflies)
