Butterflies always serve as inspiration for “not famous
yet,but will be famous soon” defense. Remember the story of the caterpillar who
envied the butterfly? Or the one where
the caterpillar was teased by fellow worms as being ugly and always eating ? The
caterpillar spends the day munching on leaves,crawling,wraps itself in a cocoon
and goes to sleep (to sleep?) and struggles to come out of it. There are many version of the butterfly story. Metamorphosis is always used as an
effective theme for presentations and performances. It always inspire people
that each has its own time to flourish and that we undergo stages to become
beautiful creatures in sight and might. The “Overcome to become” state of
thinking.That we may not
understand fully what and why we undergo certain situations but we trust that
it is part of a greater plan that is good and beneficial for us.
When I was younger, I always see myself like the caterpillar
and always hopeful that I’d become a colorful big butterfly rather than the
small yellow ones . As I grew older and became capable of pointing thoughts out
intelligently (haherm!) and most of the time crazily, I realized I don’t want
to associate my kind of life with butterflies anymore.
A butterfly flutters everywhere and I am the “first and
forever” kind of person. A flutterby
just don’t fit my ideals maybe because I now seem to have established my
preferences on some values. I don’t want to just flutter by, admired at, collected
and displayed.
Now that I’m older, I wanted my life to be like that of a bumblebee,
one that belongs to a community and has a specific part/task to do; one that
contributes by getting a share of the work. A bumblebee that goes out in search
of flowers to pollinate and brings precious nectar to a home that is waiting.
One that stings when threatened (and if I sting, I will not die and that I can
sting again). One that values hard work ,perseverance and experience.
A humblebee that is busy.
Yes, I wanted to be just like that.
“ aerodynamically, the bumblebee shouldn't be able to fly but the bumble bee doesn't know it so it goes on flying anyway”
Aerodynamically it cannot fly when compared to that of an
airplane model because bumblebees have large bodies and small wings. Mechanically, it can, because its wings don’t glide (like that of an airplane). The wings beat about 200
times per second and please read more to know the secret of their flight.(by clicking here)
Because it doesn't know it cannot fly, It flies anyway:
usually what hinders us from flying are the negative things people tell us and mostly
the things we tell ourselves. Yes, sometimes, ignorance is a bliss. When you
don’t know, you just do your best and continue doing your best.
And even if someone told the bees that they cannot fly, they will fly anyway: so I’m saying do not
let other people initially calculate your capabilities. They usually sum up
your abilities by what they see (your frame, your brand name etc.) . That is because they lack additional factors
to consider in solving the equation to what’s your worth is. Give them the
values but then, even if the values are given already, there is no fixed or general
equation that can be used for in calculating. So when someone tells you “you
can’t”, you try (first)! You know yourself way more than anyone else.
Like the flight of the bumblebee I’d like to live life like this. Full of enthusiasm (breathless
but alive!)
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