stages.
Metamorphosis.
‘4-step process’ undermines the complexity;
Birth; Development; Transition; Freedom.
To attain freedom the butterfly must struggle and escape from the cocoon,
Eating through its bonds, for then only strength will emerge,
The fight gives the strength to fly.
Birth.
Miracle of life,
Rejoice for all,
Symbol of love,
A reflector of the past.
Development.
Sensing the tension in the world,
Questioning purpose,
Decision making,
Crucial to shape the future.
Transition.
Working hard towards ambitions,
Integrating into society,
Natural selection pressures survival,
Some more fortunate than others,
Faced with the true colours of the world.
Freedom.
To live in peace,
Unhindered by societal expectations,
Mentally matured,
Sense of self is established.
Connection.
pondering about the road not taken,
worrying about future failures,
Rejecting change,
Stunts growth.
If we do not let ourselves develop,
Purpose will never exist.
If we do not work hard our ambitions will never be reached.
If we cannot come to terms with ourselves we will never be free.
We must embrace our obstacles,
Befriend our struggles,
Turn our enemies into allies
And our hatred into love.
For struggling feeds the surfacing of beauty;
without ugliness, charm loses meaning in the world.
Be a butterfly in a garden of moths.
-Aishi Nayar
Evocative Verses 
