The other day I was snuggled up inside reading a book and feeling very blessed for the rainy weather supporting such a past time I noticed a large moth on the pavers outside. I watched as the moth struggled to fly with all the rain dampening it wings. The moth kept try, try, trying to fly until it realised it just couldn't with all the droplets of rain falling against its wings. The moth became still and after a minute or two it began to move again, gathering its remaining energy the moth took off and flew a few metres to the shelter of a plant with large leaves.
The moth reminded me of a dampened spirit. When we are flying through life and all of a sudden it rains and we feel so weighed down by it all we find it hard to fly. Thats when we need to stop the struggle against the rain in order become still. In the stillness, like the moth we can then decide to give up and be washed away or gather enough energy to take shelter. Sometimes it is necessary to take shelter when things are beating us down, allow ourselves to regroup, so we can fly again. In life we can be dampened so easily and also dampen others. Nature is a constant teacher.
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