Thought of the Day
A butterfly often forgets that it was once a caterpillar.
– Swedish Proverb
Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) Butterfly , photo by PH Morton
17 September
Happy Birthday to:
- Guan Xiaotong (29)
- Chen Yi Xin (30)
- Nam Ji Hyun (31)
- Dawn Chen (33)
- Ryan Zhang (42)
- Na In Woo (32)
- Zeng Li (50)
- Ada Choi (53)
I do love this proverb, the analogy to stages in life is rather deep and powerful.
We were once struggling and tend to forget this we get a bit of success and treat those struggling as if they were aliens. We ignore that fact that we were once them.