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If You Love Something Set It Free - 7/22/2007 3:53:01 PM

Pillsbury Doughboy

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A child brings a jar to show her mother, "look mommy." She shows her mother the butterfly that is inside. "That is realy beautiful." The mother replied, "What are you going to do with it." "It's my new pet." the child said as she skipped off to her room. The next few day the butterfly looked ill and she asked her mother, "What is wrong with Goldie?" That was the name that she had picked out for it. "I think she wants go back to where she came from now." The girl sobbed, "I don't want to let her go I love her more than anything, she is my best friend." The mother replied to the child, "I am sure she loves you to but she needs her space right now, she wants to move on with her life and perhaps one day she will return to you." The little girl just said, "But I don't want to let her go, I love her." The mother smilied and said "Do you realy love her?" "Yes." the child cried, "Then do what is best for her, let her go." They went outside and opened the jar and the butterfly flew around the girls head a few times and flew off. The child cried and waved to goodbye to her best friend. "Will I ever see goldie again?' She asked, "I am sure some day goldie will return to you/" Her mother smilied, "You did the right thing, you know that don't you.?" The child nodded. As the child grew she learned to let go of goldie and found new friends to play with. And then one day when she was grown and had a child of her own her child ran up to her, "Mommy, mommy, Look what I found." She said holding up a jar with a butterfly inside that looked just like goldie. Her child opened the jar and let it fly away. "Why did you do that?" She asked her child, The child smilied and said, "If you love something set it free, thats what you always told me mommy." "Thats right." The to of them laughed and went inside hand in hand.

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RE: If You Love Something Set It Free - 7/23/2007 4:40:03 PM

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Welcome to our forum, Daniel. It is only in genuine love that we can set others free and that we are set free. I have often thought it must be very difficult to be God, to "set US free" and allow us to make our own choices, yet knowing all along that our God wants only the best for each of us. I know as a parent, at times it was very difficult to "set a child free" to make a choice that you knew would be painful for them. Thank you for reminding us how much we are loved.

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RE: If You Love Something Set It Free - 7/24/2007 6:40:04 PM

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What a beautiful story, Doughboy. I believe in loving 'with open hands' and this story embodies that concept. Although, this story did address a facet that I'd not yet considered.

The ending is very nice in that the granddaughter was so willing to accept letting Goldie #2 free. Children are amazing in what they percieve and remember and hold dear.

Thank you,

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RE: If You Love Something Set It Free - 7/30/2007 5:43:28 PM

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quote:

I have often thought it must be very difficult to be God, to "set US free" and allow us to make our own choices, yet knowing all along that our God wants only the best for each of us.

This forum lacks a Zen Bow Smilie.

So please, Imenuff, just imagine it...

Soshin

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Some people come to the Himalayas, see.
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