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A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could， and it could go no further.
So the man decided to help the butterfly. He took a pair of scissors and cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon. The butterfly then came out easily. But it had a swollen body and small， weak wings.
The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that， at any moment， the wings would enlarge and become big enough to support the body， which would become smaller in time. Neither happened！ In fact， the butterfly spent the rest of its life moving around on its knees with a swollen body and weak wings. It never was able to fly.
The man was in his kindness and hurry； he did not understand the fact： such a cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening were God’s way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings； then it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon.
Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our lives. If God allowed us to go through our lives without any troubles， it would disable us. We would not be as strong as what we could have been. We could never fly！
Lessons to be learnt ：
◎When the going gets tough， the tough gets going.
◎Nothing in life is always smooth-sailing nor goes according to a plan， hardships are there to make us stronger persons.
◎Life is often about overcoming challenges： it’s only through tough times that we became more able to live.
Vocabulary：
cocoon n. 茧 scissors n. 剪刀
swollen adj. 肿胀的 fluid n. 流体
tough adj. 艰难的
So the man decided to help the butterfly. He took a pair of scissors and cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon. The butterfly then came out easily. But it had a swollen body and small， weak wings.
The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that， at any moment， the wings would enlarge and become big enough to support the body， which would become smaller in time. Neither happened！ In fact， the butterfly spent the rest of its life moving around on its knees with a swollen body and weak wings. It never was able to fly.
The man was in his kindness and hurry； he did not understand the fact： such a cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening were God’s way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings； then it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon.
Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our lives. If God allowed us to go through our lives without any troubles， it would disable us. We would not be as strong as what we could have been. We could never fly！
Lessons to be learnt ：
◎When the going gets tough， the tough gets going.
◎Nothing in life is always smooth-sailing nor goes according to a plan， hardships are there to make us stronger persons.
◎Life is often about overcoming challenges： it’s only through tough times that we became more able to live.
Vocabulary：
cocoon n. 茧 scissors n. 剪刀
swollen adj. 肿胀的 fluid n. 流体
tough adj. 艰难的