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The man didn’t know that it was the very act of forcing
her body through the tiny hole in the cocoon which would
push all the fluid from her stomach into her wings. Without
that external pressure, the stomach would always be
swollen and the wings would always be shriveled.
In life, too frequently, we avoid the challenges, looking for
the easy way out. We look for people who will “cut our
cocoons,” so that we never have to work and push our
way through anything. However, little do we realize that
it is going through those times of difficulty which prepare
us for the road ahead. The obstacles in our path are God’s
way of making us able to fly. With every bit of pushing
and struggling, our wings become fuller and fuller.
So frequently, people come to me and say, “Oh, why has
God given me so much strife. Why has He put so many
obstacles in my path? Why is He punishing me?” We must
realize these are not punishments. Sure, karma plays a
large role in what we receive in this lifetime, but even the
things that seem like “bad” karma, are actually opportunities
for growth. Even an extra small hole to squeeze
through is actually an opportunity for our wings to expand
to great lengths.
So, let us learn to take our challenges for what they are,
rather than looking around for a “different” hole, or for
someone with a pair of scissors. These things may help us
quickly through the cocoon, but we will be unable to fly in
life.
GOD’S WIFE
A small, impoverished boy was standing barefoot on the
New York City streets, looking wistfully in the window of
a shoe store. A well-dressed woman saw him and asked him,
“Why are you looking so solemnly in this window?” The small
boy looked up at her and replied, “I am asking God to please
give me a pair of shoes.”
The woman took the boy’s small hand and led him into the
shoe store, where she immediately asked the clerk for a
bucket of warm water and 10 pairs of socks. Then, placing
the boy’s dirty feet into the water, she tenderly washed
them and then put a pair of warm socks on him. Then, she
told the clerk to bring shoes for the boy.
As they left the store, the boy’s small feet now snugly in a
pair of new shoes, he clenched the woman’s hand and looked
up into her eyes. “Are you God’s wife?” He asked.
This story is not only a beautiful snippet from life in a big
city. Rather it is a deep lesson about how to live our own
lives. Instead of simply saying, “Oh, how sweet,” and moving
on, let us really take this story to heart.
How easy it is to pass by those less fortunate with a simple
sigh of sympathy or with a token “aid,” perhaps a coin or
two tossed in their direction. These small gestures of em-
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