In this age of fashion-designer clothes, tattoos, and bling, it’s heartening to view reminders that less is often more.
A reader sent the below comment and picture to me, which begins with a bit of history, but ends with a very fine point.
Transparent Butterfly
It comes from Central America and is found from Mexico to Panama. It is quite common in its zone, but it not easy to find because of its transparent wings, which is a natural camouflage mechanism.
A butterfly with transparent wings is rare and beautiful. As delicate as finely blown glass, the presence of this rare tropical gem is used by rain forest ecologists as an indication of high habitat quality and its demise alerts them of ecological change. Rivaling the refined beauty of a stained glass window, the translucent wings of the Glasswing butterfly shimmer in the sunlight like polished panes of turquoise, orange, green, and red.
All things beautiful do not have to be full of color to be noticed: in life that which is unnoticed has the most power.
The little green worm
knows nothing, perhaps,
of the winged glory within him.
Oh the wonder and beauty of Life’s
simple Sermons!
:<)) Sue
Hear! Hear!
How beautiful!
evan, do you think it’s true that the life which is unnoticed has the most power? is that why jesus told people not to tell others about how he had healed them?
To alox,
Oh, I think you have a very valid point. People who are humblest, working behind the scenes, quietly going about their business making a positive difference are often the ones who have the greatest and longest lasting effect.
“Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth.”