Metamorphosis

She was never satisfied. Not understanding the hunger pains that plagued her, she greedily devoured everything in her path as she became engorged with food. Eating continuously through the entire day, she grew larger and larger with each and every meal. No matter how much she ate, the feelings of starvation were always present. She survived by crawling through life in the obscure shadows. Feeling ugly and insecure, she hid in the dark seclusion of a protective cocoon. When she finally emerged, confident and proud, the inner beauty that had always been there showed through for all the world to see.

(Photo credit: “The Gaika Blue or Tiny Grass Blue (Zizula hylax) is a species of blue butterfly. Taken at Kadavoor, Kerala, India.” Selected as the Picture of the Day, Wikimedia Commons on August 22, 2012)