Once a man planted and watered a rose plant faithfully before it blossomed. He examined it and saw the buds that would soon blossom, but the presence of sharp thorns around the buds made him furiously angry and he cut the thorns. But after some days again, he noticed those thorns. After that day he didn’t take care of the plant. Still, the rose blossomed which made him baffled. Hastily, he went to a saint to ask the secret behind that. The saint made him understand by giving the best example of soul. He said, “The rose is like the soul of each person. Around the soul there are some shortcomings but it doesn’t mean that we should leave our soul. This is one of the characteristics of love…to look at a person, know his true faults and accept that person into your life. Help others to realize and teach to overcome their faults. If we show them the ‘rose’ within themselves, they will conquer their thorns. Only then will they blossom many times.”
Moral : Accept your shortcomings as well.
