Once, in a little pond, in the muddy water under the lily pads, there lived a little water beetle in a community of water beetles. They lived a simple and comfortable life in the pond with few interruptions. Once in a while, sadness would come to the community when one of their fellow beetles would climb the stem of a lily pad and never be seen again. They knew when this happened that their friend was dead , gone forever.
Then one day, one little water beetle felt an irresistible urge to climb up that stem. However, he was determined that he would not leave forever. He would come back and tell his friends that he had found the top. When he reached the top and climbed out of the water onto the surface of the lily pad, he was so tired and the sun felt so warm, that he decided to take a nap. As he slept, his body changed and when he woke up, he had turned into a beautiful dragonfly with broad wings and a slender body designed for flying.
So, Fly he did! And, as he soared he saw the beauty of a whole new world and a far superior way of life to what he had never known existed. Then he remembered his beetle friends and how they were thinking by now he was dead. He wanted to go back and tell them and explain to them that he was now more alive than he had ever been before. His life had been fulfilled rather than ended. But his new body would no go down into the water. he could not get back to tell his friends the good news. Then he understood that their time would come, when they, too, would know what he know knew. So he raised his wings and flew off into his joyous new life!
~ anonymous
P.S. Then he met the grill of a semi tractor trailer and the last thing that went through his mind was his ass!
Sorry...but funny!
~ JE Ted T-bone Gardner
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