One beautiful spring day a red rose blossomed in a forest. As the rose
looked around, a pine tree nearby said, "What a beautiful flower. I
wish I was that lovely." Another tree said, "Dear pine, do not be sad,
we
cant have everything."

The rose turned its head & remarked, "It seems that I am the most
beautiful plant in this forest."

A sunflower raised its yellow head & asked, "Why do u say that? In
this
forest there r many beautiful plants. U r just one of them." The rose
replied, "I see everyone looking at me & admiring me." Then the
rose
looked at a cactus & said, "Look at that ugly plant full of
thorns!" The
pine tree said, "Red rose, what kind of talk is this? Who can say what
beauty is? U have thorns too."

The rose tried to move its roots away from the cactus, but it could not
move. As the days passed, the rose would look at the cactus & say
insulting things, like: This plant is useless? How sorry I am to be his
neighbor."

"What a proud flower", thought the trees.

The cactus never got upset & said "God did not create any form of
life
without a purpose."

Spring passed, & the weather became very warm. Life became
difficult in
the forest, as there was no rain. The rose began to wilt. One day the
rose saw sparrows stick their beaks into the cactus & then fly
away,
refreshed. The asked the pine tree what the birds were doing. The pine
explained that the birds got water from the cactus. "Does it not hurt
when
they make holes?" asked the rose.

"Yes, but the cactus does not like to see any birds suffer," replied
the pine. The rose opened its eyes in wonder & said, "The cactus
has
water?"

"Yes u can also drink from it. The sparrow can bring water to u if u
asks the cactus for help."

The rose felt too ashamed of its past words & behavior, but then it
finally did ask the cactus for help. The cactus kindly agreed & the
birds
filled their beaks with water & watered the rose's roots.

MORAL : Never Judged Anyone by Their Appearance.