Illustration by Ken Crane
A rose longed for the company of the bees, but none would come to her.
Even so, the flower was still capable of dreaming. When she felt all alone, she would imagine a garden filled with bees that came to kiss her. And so she managed to resist until the next day, when she opened her petals again.
“Aren’t you tired?” another rose asked her.
“No. I have to go on fighting.”
“Why?”
“Because if I don’t open up, I wither.”
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PORTUGUES
Uma rosa desejava com a companhia das abelhas, mas nenhuma vinha até ela.
Mesmo assim, a flor ainda era capaz de sonhar. Ao sentir-se só, imaginava um jardim coberto de abelhas, que vinham lhe beijar. E conseguia resistir até o próximo dia, quando tornava a abrir suas pétalas.
- Você não está cansada? – perguntou outra rosa.
- Não. Preciso continuar lutandor.
- Por quê?
- Porque, se eu não me abrir, eu murcho.
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ESPANOL
Una rosa que deseaba la compañía de las abejas, pero ninguna se le acercaba.
A pesar de todo, esta flor aún era capaz de soñar: Cuando se sentía sola, imaginaba un jardín cubierto de abejas, y que todas venían a besarla. Y conseguía resistir hasta el próximo día, cuando, una vez más, abría sus pétalos.
-¿No te sientes cansada? –pregunto otra rosa.
-No. Tengo que continuar luchando.
-¿Por qué?
-Porque si no me abro, me marchito.
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hahahahaha…. this is really me…. 9
ilove u
hii
totally valid. once we stop doing or trying and loose hope it is darkness that surrounds us make us lost even further. a hope would bring a beam of light for sure.
A verdadeira felicidade está dentro de nós.Só quem tem um espirito forte consegue enxergar isso com clareza!
Ambas rosas están sin abejas, porque están en un lugar donde el jardinero las planto solo para ser bellas y alegrar a quien las mire…o tal vez para el ser regalo de la persona que ama
La flor es símbolo de alegría, la verdadera conserva su esencia de ser feliz con lo que ya posee y vanidosa anhela que alaben la dulzura de su néctar, solo que de estar abierta ya no las atrae…pero gracias al sol, al viento y a la esperanza se siente y ve bella…
Solo es feliz quien se siente y aun tiene esperanza de compartirlo
Does the bees in the story represent men ?
es muy lindoo
me encanto :)
Wow!!! I don’t believe in coincidenses but
I had a beautiful dream abaut a red rose that turn white
and the rose follow me , it was floting
just infront of my heart.I notice that the rose wanted to be
close to me . And sombody said to me: this rose belongs to you!! She does’t
want to be or follow any one else , but you!!!!
What this dream means??? I don’t know but it was beautifull!!
And I’m sure , that the story of the rose touch my heart
and inspired me to do the same!!! So I took a deep breadth and I wittness
the power of faith, and the ligth of God touching and healing my heart .
Hi Lupita!
That was a beautiful dream. Did you find out the meaning? The first thought that came to me was that Jesus was called the “rose of Sharon” I guess also because he’s often depicted as turning from red to white because of his death then resurection. To me what you were told confirms this. Check out this passage from the Bible John 6:37 and Romans 8:38&39. Of course only you could know what the true meaning is. Your heart will tell you what’s true. But thought I’d try to help. I’m curious, if you find out the meaning let me know please. Hugs!
Linda mensagem, parabéns!
esmuy lindo
“Ai sperat, ai visat, ai pierdut. Ce contează ?! Mai poţi pierde, mai poţi visa, mai poţi învinge. Asta contează !”
Credinţa, speranţa, încrederea, dragostea şi gândirea pozitivă e ceea ce ne ţine în viaţă ! Visele tale oricând pot deveni realitate, dacă vrei. Cu sacrificiu şi luptă orice se poate !
Mulţumesc dragă Paulo pentru cuvintele pline de încurajare şi inspiraţie! Cel mai frumos trandafir e pentru tine !
Pace, credinţă şi dragoste !
Cu admiraţie şi multă iubire, Mariana
that is atitude which one should have………
Unless I am looking at the wrong screen, that rose does not seem to have much wrong with her.
She is standing tall,her leaves are lush, she has passion it is coming straight out from her heart and she is surrounded by stars.
She is listening to the right music.
Let her be.
Good One!
Thank you, Marie!
let our dreams come true in a way or another.
thanks Paulo you are always right.
Beautiful…….
Thanks for such a lovely message :)
todos los días al despertar hay que dar gracias a Dios, por tener la oportunidad de empezar de nuevo y ser feliz
Mr. Coelho,
Do you write every one of your blogs? I was just wondering if you have time to write them yourself or do you have a publicist who runs your blog and facebook? Thank you for reading this. I hope you find it amongst all these comments.
Yours Truly,
Alisa :-)
en el punto.
Muy hermoso de verdad…
I am … this rose vermellha I imagined myself living in a mountainous and cold place, where almost nobody could get … only people who had known and very well! I suffered a lot for an impossible love …. I survived! Because I realized that nothing is impossible, I was just around an empty heart!
Nobody replaces the beloved …. I do not miss love …. I’m not complaining about anything! I can smile because I lived a great love
TIEMPO ATRÁS TUVE EL PRIVILEGIO DE LEER EL LIBRO “EL PRINCIPITO”… Y DESDE ESE ENTONCES SE ME QUEDÓ GRABADO EN EL ALMA ALGO QUE LEÍ EN ÉL… “ROSAS, HAY MILES Y MILES EN EL MUNDO, PERO YO SOY LA ÚNICA EN TU JARDÍN… LA QUE ESPERA SOLO POR TÍ, HASTA QUE LLEGUES A MI LADO”… Y YO AGREGUE ESTO… “SÍ ES VERDAD QUE TENGO ESPINAS, PERO CON TU AMOR HAS LOGRADO LLEGAR A GOZAR DEL AROMA DE MIS PETALOS”.
Y SÓLO TU CORAZÓN… SABES QUE ES LO QUE SIGNIFICAS PARA MÍ!!!
CON TODO RESPETO Y ADMIRACIÓN PARA USTED, MI QUERIDO SEÑOR COELLO.
***BESOS Y BENDICIONES!!!
Lindo mensaje, todos deberiamos procurar la energia y la disposicion de esa rosa
eso es muy cierto hay que luchar x sobrevivir
Hermoso, muy motivante para las que nececitamos levantar el ánimo. Gracias por ser tan delicado con las mujeres.
Krieger Burren Flora Collection -
Shows pictures of the flowers that grow in the Burren.
Love
Breda
Thank You for the inspiring words and image.
Near where I live there is an area called ‘The Burren’ the most beautiful exotic little flowers grow there in a harsh stoney atmosphere…
Love and Gratitude,
Breda
Me gusta mucho leer sus libros son muy buenos ,es un genio , muchas gracias por poder leer en ,castellano en su portal…. Mirta Tudino de Puddu
“La Rose”
“Une rose attendait impatiemment la compagnie des abeilles, mais aucune ne s’approchaient d’elle.
Pourtant, la fleur etait encore capable de rever. Lorsqu’elle se sentait seule, elle imaginait un jardin rempli d’abeilles qui venaient l’embrasser.
Et ainsi, elle arrivait a resister jusqu’au jour suivant, quand, une fois de plus, elle ouvrait ses petales.
N’es-tu pas fatiguee? Lui demanda une autre rose.
Non, je dois continuer a lutter.
Pourquoi?
Parce que si je ne m’ouvre pas, je fletris.”
I really liked that story, not just because my name is Rosa (some of my friends call me rose) but also cause i have felt like that before. Sometimes I just want to give up on everything and, well, just let myself wither… but there is no time for us to be like that, life is so short, and so beautiful, and, like the rose, we need to be patient and let the bees come whenever they want, cause they will.
I know my English is bad, sorry, but i just had to say something =)
Thank you so much for such a lovely and inspiring story.
Que bonito, ya que la esperanza es la fuerza que nos maneja a todos hacia un dia mejor, una vida mejor!
yo soy como esa rosa aunque me sienta sola tengo alegria y esperanza,porque me siento alegre pasa el tienpo y si estoy triste de la misma manera pasa.conclucion=prefiero estar feliz.
nice story, but to open a rose needs watering nutureing also, without it petals fall off and die, alot more essential than the bees regards
Hermoso y motivante, muchas gracias.
Once I also withered then, I opened up and the world with its inhabitants became much brighter. I love life and see infinite possibilities… feeling the positivity is enough for me to carry on!
Big warm hug from
AngelJane
Isn’t it amazing that as we open up and let go of all the clutter, how the light of love fills our broken and cracked cups…. and through our cracks the light will radiate through to our fellow travellers that suffer. Visted your website and love your ideas.
My experience is similar , I could be able to regain , only with hope.
Gracias, por darnos algo tan lindo como la esperanza y las ganas de seguir en el camino. Sólo se me ocurre, gracias y aprovecharé este cuento para mis reuniones de Comunidad. A todos nos ataca el desánimo y es obligación humana darnos fuerza unos a otros. Abrazo fuerte!
So simple but touching.
“Just remember in the winter
far beneath the bitter snows
lies the seed that with the sun`s love
in the spring becomes the rose” – A.McBroom
Sometimes a rose, even sparkling and shining, by its thorns can make unapproachable
What a beautiful message. Thank you Paulo.
Thank you, you have no idea how much I needed that reminder..
gRACIAS ES HEMOSO
q hermoso
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