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A Butterflys LessonOne day, a small

opening appeared

on a cocoon; a

man sat and

watched for the

butterfly for

several hours asit struggled to

force its body

through that little

hole.

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Then, it seems tostop making any

progress.

It appeared as ifit had gotten as

far as it could

and it could not

go any further.

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So the man

decided to help

the butterfly he

took a pair of

scissors and

opened the

cocoon.

The butterfly

then emerged

easily.

!ut it had a

withered body, it

was tiny and

shrivelled wings.

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The man

continued to

watch becausehe e"pected

that, at any

moment, the

wings wouldopen, enlarge

and e"pand, to

be able to

support the

butterfly#sbody, and

become firm.

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$either

happened%In fact, the

butterfly spent

the rest of its

life crawlingaround with a

withered body

and shrivelled

wings. It never

was able to fly.

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&hat the man, in his

kindness and his goodwilldid not understand was

that the restricting cocoon

and the struggle re'uired

for the butterfly to get

through the tiny opening,

were (od#s way of forcing

fluid from the body of the

butterfly into its wings, so

that it would be ready forflight once it achieved its

freedom from the cocoon.

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Sometimes,

struggles are

e"actly what we

need in our life.

If (od allowed us to

go through our lifewithout any

obstacles, it would

cripple us. &e

would not be as

strong as we could

have been. $ever

been able to fly.

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I asked for Strength...

)nd (od gave me

difficulties to make mestrong.

Iasked for &isdom...

)nd (od gave me*roblems to solve.

I asked for

prosperity...

)nd (od gave me a

!rain and !rawn to

work.

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I asked for

+ourage..)nd (od gave

me obstacles to

overcome.

I asked for

-ove...

)nd (od gave

me Troubled

people to help.

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I asked for avors...

)nd (od gave me

Opportunities.

/I received nothing I

wanted...

!ut I received

everything I needed.0

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-ive life without fear, confront all obstacles and evince that you can overcome them.

Execuo: Leandro Valdir

Traduccin: Fidelia Garca