Nicole Bornales

HOPE FOR THE FLOWERS “It takes a lot of butterflies to make a world full of flowers.” Here in this context a world that is full of flowers can be perceived as a world that is pleasant to the eyes –a healthy home that can nourish its beings and make them into greater ones. And the butterflies that made them are nothing but Men of courage –ones who have strong conviction and personality, shaped by nature over a long period of time experiencing a lot of different and painful changes that made them strong and beautiful like butterflies. The story entitled “Hope for the Flowers” is a tale of a caterpillar who has trouble becoming what he really is, a “beautiful butterfly”. As we all know Butterflies are beautiful creatures in our environment, which develops as nature takes its course. Just like the characters in the story, I believe that we individuals are destined to have our own battles in becoming who we are. Many of us come to a time in our life where we start questioning ourselves about things such “Who am really I?”, “What am I doing here?”, “What am I created for?” and so on. And when it happens sometimes we become in an endless cycle of questioning everything, One after another. In this fast changing world as many individuals are in the search of their purpose, they spend their lives dissatisfied, proving things and most especially proving themselves to others around them. Many of them become confused and mistaken on recognizing what does really matter and what does not. And there will come a point wherein people will find themselves in a path that is unfamiliar yet they refuse of not taking it. There will be a constant trying for everything that can do, wherein one may succeed and the others may not. There is a scene in the short film wherein a lot of caterpillars are striving to get on the top of a brunch unaware of what awaits them and as days goes by there are caterpillars who faced with self-questions and fears, decided to go down and stop the journey. These caterpillars can be compared to people –one may have formed a goal and made a plan. They both can experience hardships and tribulations along their journey. But this doesn’t mean that when one cannot survive amidst everything, there will be no one who can. What I learned in the film is that just like the caterpillars, most people experience major errors in life– and that I think is their failure to recognize what matters the most in them and becoming focused on what they believe is missing from their existence. I believe that just like the striped and yellow caterpillar, one must ask oneself about their purpose – “What I am meant to do?”, “How do I know when I have one?”, “Why do I need to find it?” and “How can I find it?”. I believe that having a purpose is the difference between making a living and making a life. For me, in life “Purpose” is something that can give us beyond fulfillment and satisfaction. It is not just something that can make one get out of the bed in the morning and makes time fly. It is something that can magically touch each and one around us and turn us into a higher form of beings who’s more capable of contributing “Good”, even in unpleasant environments and unwanted conditions. Many people dream of an environment that would not display any form of threat of peace and kill everyone’s hope and smiles. I think the only key to the process is within ourselves –when we, individuals, start being courageous in deciding what legacy we would like to leave –Asking ourselves on how we were able to make a positive impact and difference in the lives of others. We should bear in mind that every day is an opportunity for us to leave a mark on the world. When we begin to consider our “Purpose”, we are in a way to the “Happiness” and “Enthusiasm” that will enrich our life and the lives of others. Our natural focus will drive us to reach our goals, with the right amount of determination and commitment added with passion we will become successful on our own terms. As individuals, May we allow our journey to become a point of reference by others but never to become a standard. Just like the yellow caterpillar, even after attaining a more beautiful life by being a butterfly, she remained humble. This is seen in the film where even after being left by a striped Caterpillar alone, she chooses to guide him into the same life that she has. If everyone will be like a yellow caterpillar, we can add greater value to the world. And therefore create a world full of flowers.