Wednesday, May 16, 2012

The Thorn And The Rose

My maturity: no longer saying no to the thorn, saying yes to the rose.
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17 comments:

  1. La lanterna dei sogniMay 16, 2012 at 8:13 AM

    Very nice!!

    Bye!

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  2. Yun YiMay 16, 2012 at 9:19 AM

    very wise! i keep it in mind:-)

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  3. SprigBlossomsMay 16, 2012 at 9:51 AM

    True, things are as they are....all of it, integral to our experience. We find our happiness :)

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  4. Melody LowesMay 16, 2012 at 10:17 AM

    Accepting pain as a necessary part of life - yet embracing all things beautiful. We fight so hard against the thorns and find that the rose remains out of our reach. A beautiful thought, Marty!

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  5. Rum-Punch DrunkMay 16, 2012 at 12:16 PM

    No rose without thorns. No diamonds without pressure.

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    1. PorteñoMay 16, 2012 at 12:53 PM

      Yeah, you're completely right.
      But I think that maturity is exactly about ability to accept the beauty of rose without pain from thorns.

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  6. timethiefMay 16, 2012 at 2:45 PM

    I'm with you on this and I score your aphorism 10/10. I hope you don't mind me sharing this but it popped into my mind. "You are responsible, forever, for what you have tamed. You are responsible for your rose. - Antoine de Saint-Exupery"

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  7. AnonymousMay 16, 2012 at 3:25 PM

    Well put truth in a beautiful metaphor...

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  8. PBScottMay 16, 2012 at 9:41 PM

    Nice one NP,

    If you never experienced the bad you would never learn to enjoy the good.

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  9. Jean HolewaMay 17, 2012 at 10:06 AM

    Maturity is accepting the beauty of the rose without fear of the thorns. If they stick you...so what...the rose is still beautiful and worth the risk.

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  10. PaulMay 17, 2012 at 8:58 PM

    ....eh, no pain no gain? But you still want to "gain", anyway...

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  11. AnonymousMay 17, 2012 at 11:16 PM

    deceptively simple....

    d-thinker.com

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  12. Helena FortissimaMay 18, 2012 at 4:52 PM

    in allowing ourselves to be vulnerable yet receptive, open to all experience, we see the rose for its thorns, as well as its petals.

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  13. JerseyLilMay 19, 2012 at 4:08 PM

    Saying “yes” to the thorns as well as the roses, that is maturity. Nicely put, Marty!

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  14. AnonymousMay 20, 2012 at 3:55 PM

    Whatever happened to the Monday aphorism? has it decamped to the end of the week?

    ~nathan

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  15. JaneneMay 25, 2012 at 12:37 PM

    Ooooh. I really like this one, NP. Putting it in my pocket and patting it. :)

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  16. DavidJune 22, 2012 at 9:46 PM

    Wisdom like this comes from many little pricks.

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