Thought Provoker

THOUGHT PROVOKER

Only when the bud of the flower
receives warmth from the sun
and nourishment from the soil
will it open and expose all of the beauty
that is latent within it.

So too a person at the beginning of life
must receive the warmth of human love,
assurance and the nourishment of parental affection
if he is to open up and show the beauty
that God has placed within him.

John Powell, Why Am I Afraid to Love