The lotus is the most beautiful flower, whose petals open one by one. But it will only grow in mud. In order to grow and gain wisdom, first you must have the mud - the obstacles of life and it's suffering. The mud speaks of the common ground that humans share, no matter what our stations in life. Weather we have it all or we have nothing, we all are faced with the same obstacles: sadness, loss, illness, dying or death. If we are too strive as human beings to gain more wisdom, more kindness, more compassion, we must have the intention to grow as a lotus and open each petal one by one rather than thinking of blossom the whole flower on one day!
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