Theme: Faith in God

The Bud and the Flower

Once a seed, which was sleeping, was planted in a garden. He was placed at the bottom of a hole, covered with soil and fertilizer. Water was poured on top, which entered the soil and wet the seed, causing him to awaken.

The little seed woke up calmly, snuggled by the soft earth. He didn't know what he was doing there, nor that he had been planted for a purpose. But he felt like moving. Thus, despite suffering resistance from the ground, he struggled and little by little managed to open up and begin to expand.

In a short time, the seed started to find that place uncomfortable. It was cramped and dark. It felt like he needed to try harder, because staying there wasn't good. So, he kept expanding, growing downwards as well as upwards. He was no longer a seed but a sprout.

One fine day, the little sprout managed to break through the mud and project himself into a new world. He saw the light of day and was able to contemplate everything around him. He felt the warmth of the sun's rays and felt very happy!

The sprout spent that day dazzled, but the hours passed, and night arrived. Without the sun, darkness returned, and the inexperienced sprout became terrified and began to cry. He no longer wanted to live in the dark after having known the light.

– Calm down, my little friend! What is it happening? – asked the flower next door gently.

– Everything was so good... but it didn’t last so long... – replied the little sprout, whimpering.

The flower realized that he was still very small and understood his concern, because, after all, she had been through this too.

She explained to him that the night wouldn't last forever. After it would come another day... And then, another night... and there would be many nights and many days too.

The little sprout calmed down when he heard this and decided to wait. When the next day dawned, he was happy again and enjoyed the hours of light.

Later, night came again, but this time, already forewarned, the sprout did not despair. After a few days the night no longer scared him. But new events were to come.

One day, the sky began to turn dark early, a very strong wind began to blow and soon a violent storm broke. Without knowing what was happening, the sprout despaired again.

The plants were shaken by the gusts of wind and the drops fell heavily on the plants. The flower, with difficulty, shouted to the little sprout:

– Hold tight! This sometimes happens, but it will soon pass!

Upon listening to the flower, the sprout became more confident and courageous to withstand the storm. And when it passed, everything was fine in the garden again.

The sprout then said to the flower:

– Thanks for helping me. You know many things. Tell me: What else can happen?

– We still have the seasons for you to know – she replied. – There are times of very heat, very cold and even frost. There are also times of drought or heavy rain like this. But I don't know everything. Sometimes something happens that is new to me too.

– And you’re not worried about that? – the bud wanted to know.

– At first, I was. But I already realized that there are many phases. Some are delicious, others are more difficult. They never last forever, but they always have a purpose and bring us some learning.

– I don't know many things yet – said the sprout – but I trust you.

– Trust in life and in God, everything will be fine! – replied the flower, smiling.

The bud grew, turned into beautiful foliage, and remained friends with the flower. The two, together, went through all phases of life with courage, as they used the flower's recipe to live with faith in God, and thus had a good and peaceful life.

Translation:
Larissa Martine - larissa_am@hotmail.com

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