ALL FOR LOVE

One summer day, a colorful butterfly was wandering around a beautiful garden filled with various species of plants and flowers. All the flowers were in bloom and enticing but his attention was caught by a white rose in full bloom at the middle of the “paradise”.

With all courage and enthusiasm, he approached the white rose and started a conversation. They eventually became friends. Since then, he would drop by the white rose every morning for a tete-a-tete – they shared their life stories, dreams, frustrations and anguish.

Until one day, the poor butterfly had a strange feeling – he has fallen in love with white rose. It was supposed to be an exciting state, yet he was apprehensive she might not feel what he does.

Amidst the apprehensions, he approached white rose and disclosed his love. The surprise of his life came when white rose gave him conditions before she would accept his proposal – she will confer her answer only when her petals become red.

The butterfly thought this is impossible and this is just an understatement that “she cannot love him back”. A bit frustrated, the poor butterfly refused to give up. He explored all possibilities of making a white rose red to the extent of consulting magicians, oracles and even witches hoping one of them can divulge an answer.

Months past, but still he could not find an answer. Until one day, while he was alone and forlorn, came a spark of hope. He rushed to the garden where white rose was, clasping a sharp knife on his right hand.

He approached white rose and uttered in a trembling voice : “ My dear rose, this one’s for you, as a testimony of my love”, without any more words, he suddenly stabbed himself and dripped his blood on white rose.

Despite the pain, he was smiling and his eyes mirrored the love in his heart as he gradually lost his breath. At last! White rose became red!

Stunned, white rose could not speak, and did not know how to react – will she be elated or saddened?

Will she find contentment now that her dream of becoming a red rose was finally realized? Or will she cry in desolation because she has lost a dear friend?

(Author’s Note: It is normal for human beings to become ambitious and aspire for material things in this world, but to the detriment of other more important things is a different story. I hope I get my message across.)