", Christine has her young students write their names on paper caterpillars as a "get to know me" exercise. One of the children asked her, "If we are caterpillars now, will we be butterflies when kindergarten is over?"What a good question. Metaphorically speaking, I do believe that everyone has the potential to turn into a butterfly. For some, it won't happen if they don't grow from the inside out. A butterfly goes through stages and so do we humans. Some grow quicker than others (I'm a slow grower).
If we just keep doing the same things day after day and we don't learn anything new and if we don't take risks, then we won't grow and we may remain a catepillar or we may stay in our cocoons our entire lives.
When butterflies break free from their cocoons, they are full-grown adults with the natural instincts to do what they must do to begin a new cycle of life. For we humans, life is short, but hopefully we have more time to learn and to grow. The key is to use our time wisely, doing what we need to do for the higher good of all. Be in service. Doing what we love. The more people who do this, the better chance for the next generation.
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