A man found the cocoon of a butterfly. 
One day a small opening appeared. 
He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it 
struggled to force its body through the little hole. 
Then it seemed to stop making any progress. 
It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it 
could and could go no further.

So the man decided to help the butterfly. 
He took as pair of scissors 
and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon. 
The butterfly then emerged easily. 
But it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings.

The man continued to watch the butterfly because he 
expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge
and expand to be able to support the 
body, which would contract in time. 
Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest
of its life crawling around with a swollen body 
and shriveled wings. It never was able to fly.

What the man in his kindness and haste did not 
understand was that the restricting cocoon and
the struggle required for the butterfly to get 
through the tiny opening were God´s way of forcing
fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings
so that it would be ready for flight 
once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon.

Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our 
life. If God allowed us to go through our life without any 
obstacles, it would cripple us. 
We would not be as strong as we could have been. 
And we could never fly. 
So have a nice day - 
and struggle a little.

Author Unknown