Thorns Are Only There To Protect The Rose

Each time we turn to unnecessary conflict, things turn into chaos. It stirs up the aura around each person involved. The ripples of anger and hurt affects everyone involved.

This doesn’t mean we can’t ever stand up for ourselves, or disagree. In fact, statistics prove that couples who never argue most often don’t last in their relationships. A good storm now and then can clear up things and allow us opportunity to express the things we have been suppressing.

But often we hold it in for too long, and then it blows up. When this happens, the drama is often worse than it needed to be. We say things we later regret. We are even surprised by some of the things we say when we get this upset! Where did that come from?

In the garden of thy heart, plant naught but the rose of love, and from the nightingale of affection and desire loosen not thy hold ~ Bahá’u’lláh

Then, as time goes on, we want to make amends. Yet, those words caused a hurt that never really leaves. Sometimes an apology is no longer enough. I know that it is hard to do, but it is mostly for the best not to stir the pot when it is already too late. The wisest way to handle issues is to bring them up early on – talk and work them out before they blow up.

Love is like a rose. Roses are so beautiful, with their sweet smell, the velvet petals, brilliant colors, and heady scent. It overwhelms the senses. When one sees a rose you often just have to stop and stand still, just embrace the beauty, and the magick of the moment. Then you reach out to take it home and… ouch! You are pricked by the very thing you find so beautiful.

Every rose has its thorns. Every day has its night. Every cowboy has his sad song. But the end result of the sadness is a gladness that soars from the midst of our inner soul. It fills us with a joy so strong that the beauty, much like a rose bursting into full blossom, flows out with the magick and the wonder of the whole of the universe.

So, as we meet these life lessons, our inner child must be reminded that the thorns are only there to protect the rose. The problems in a relationship are only opportunities to clear the way, so the true beauty and magick of the dream will be ultimately fulfilled.

It is important to not letting the little, everyday problems cloud the final big picture.