“The names of some butterflies suggest an almost military pecking order: the Monarch, the Red Admiral, the Silver Skipper. But these beautiful creatures recognize no such hierarchy. They all began as eggs, one no better than the next. Then they hatched into caterpillars, among the lowliest of creatures, inching along patiently in search of food. Each caterpillar then embeds itself in a chrysalis and bides its time until it can emerge winged.
We think that caterpillars transform only once, but from egg to grub to cocoon to butterfly, they’ve changed three times! Only in the last stage are they considered exemplars of light, beauty, and grace, but they are always engaged in metamorphosis.
If caterpillars are engaged in constant change, how much more so are you, with your varied and complex life? And if caterpillars can become butterflies, think of what you have the potential to become?”
From Earth Bound: Daily Meditations For All Seasons by Brian Nelson
Chorlton Unitarians 