Two caterpillars were crawling along when a butterfly flew overhead.
One of the caterpillars looked up and said,
“You’ll never get me up in one of those things!”What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly.
—Richard Bach
This little caterpillar is one of my new role models. The world is changing fast, and sometimes I feel small and a bit clueless. He’s a great reminder to keep trudging along and trust the process of life.
There’s an old American saying:
There are three types of people in the world:
- Those who make things happen,
- Those who watch things happen, and
- Those who say, “What happened?”
I don’t know about you, but I’m each of these in different parts of my life. There are some areas where I try to make a difference, and there are areas where I have no control but try to watch what is going on. Yet the world is so complex I’m confident there will be some surprises… times when I say, “What happened?” And that’s all right too. I’ll keep trudging along and see how it all turns out.
Having a bit of humility and a sense of humor helps a lot. 😉
