Butterflies and caterpillars

Which comes first? The butterfly or the caterpillar? The chicken or the egg? Who will tell? Is it important to know which comes first? People have tried to answer this question for so many years, and they still haven't figured it out. Guess what? Maybe it's a question that doesn't ask for an answer?

To me, it means that both the butterfly and the caterpillar, or the chicken and the egg, are equal. They both have their meaning and their qualities and shortcomings. Have you ever taken a good look at a caterpillar? We have quite a few in our back yard and they are pretty fascinating. The way they crawl up on a leaf and munch their way through. It reminds me of the book by Eric Carle: The very hungry caterpillar. I used to read that story to the little girl I looked after in Portland, Oregon. We read that story over and over again.. But I'm drifting off! So the caterpillar, we were talking about. They come in so many different sizes and colors and some are even more beautiful than the actual butterfly. Our local butterflies are pretty common. They are not that colorful, but they are pretty after all. I like the way they flap their wings and the grace they show.

Some people are butterflies, others are caterpillars. Some of those caterpillar people turn into gorgeous butterflies. On a certain time in their life, they come out of their cocoon and flap their wings, to head off to a new world, full of excitement and challenges. Freedom is in sight and they get to discover new sides of themselves and new environments.

Burst your own cocoon and come out as the beautiful butterfly, as the free soul..

I feel like the caterpillar that turned into a butterfly and I'm pretty happy with that!