Cocoon 茧

The butterfly then emerged easily. But it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings. The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would contract in time.

Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings. It never was able to fly.

What the man, in his kindness and haste, did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening were nature’s way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon.

Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our lives. If we went through our lives without any obstacles, it would cripple us. We would not be as strong as what we could have been.

When you are under pressure and stress, remember that you will be a better person after you have gone through it.

蝴蝶很容易就从茧里出来了。 但是它的身躯肿胀翅膀萎缩。
那人继续观察着蝴蝶，因为他期待着片刻间蝴蝶的翅膀就会扩大张开，能够支撑起及时缩小的身躯。

可是这些都没发生! 事实是，那蝴蝶终其余生以它肿胀的身躯和萎缩的翅膀爬行，始终没能飞起来。

那个人的仁慈和草率反而害了那蝴蝶。他并不了解由于茧的限制和蝴蝶必须付出的努力来穿过小小的洞口, 是大自然的方法迫使蝴蝶身躯里的流体挤送到它的翅膀，使得它的翅膀能在蝴蝶完成穿出茧洞获得自由的过程中准备好飞翔的能力。

有时候奋斗挣扎正是我们的人生所需要的。如果我们没有任何障碍地度过我们的人生，反而会使我们脆弱。我们就不会有应该有的坚强。

当你在承受逼迫和压力之下，要记住你在度过难关之后将是一个更好的人。