ROSE AND THORNS

Thorns are present in some roses. But its beauty is unaffected by the presence of thorns.

You can find the beauty in life when you focus on its beauty rather than its potentially painful aspects.

The beauty of a rose is never overshadowed by its thorns.

People can be divided into three categories: those who only pay attention to the thorns, those who pay attention to the flower and the thorns, and those who only pay attention to the flower.

People who dwell on the thorn frequently allow the impact of a difficult period in their past to consume them. Untreated wounds always become rotten and, even with subsequent treatment, always leave more damage than is necessary.

There are difficult times. You may have been exhausted, considered giving up, felt that no one understood you, blamed others and yourself for everything, or thought that everything was coming too late and would never seem to arrive.

If not handled properly, these moments frequently rob you of tomorrow.

First aid, as its name suggests, is just that—first aid. One may receive it and believe that solves the problem. The course of treatment ought to be initiated later. Never allow yourself to rely solely on first aid for an extended time. You never know when you might need to deal with improper treatment, which will drain you completely and deprive you of the things you need to enjoy. Then your mind and sense of living must have been clouded by the cares of untreated cases, so much so that you will not even be able to reason with what is directly in front of you.

The flower may be visible, but can also be hidden if one's attention is drawn to the thorns. The person buried under the impact of its thorns will not be affected by the beauty of its layers, the colour one must see, or the energy that emanates from it.

When the thorns affect you in a way, and you were not even expecting it to, or having thought of it before, focusing solely on the flower may leave you devastated. You may expect everything to be perfect throughout and nothing less, so when you face reality and realise that it is not even close to what you had imagined, you may believe that life is about to be a wreck.

Simply put, you are not interested in listening to anything that mentions effort, dedication, challenge, or sacrifice. Yours is to let everything be elegant and seamless throughout the carefree. Easy breezy.

It takes time to recover from such a belief—some people never recover because they do not have the necessary skills to stand upright again—when they are struck or blown away by a particular reality.

It is all about balance.

One must maintain balance in life to appreciate and recognize its beauty.

A fall is always possible when there is no balance.

Both difficult and happy times have their beauty. How you balance the two is all that is needed to see it. One must strike a balance to benefit from both. You stand tall and strong because you are in balance. It also clarifies things.

Therefore, try to maintain balance in all of your experiences and life phases.