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Pre dve tri godine sam kupila tri minijature sa slikama leptira za malo kupatilo i to su bili svi leptiri za koje sam znala. Pre par meseci vidim u nekom katalogu mali swarkovski pedant u obliku leptira sa mojim birth stone i zmu mi ga kupi na poklon.
U poslednjih par nedelja su odjednom poceli da "dolecu" leptiri u moj svet , svuda, da je postalo malo scary. Pre par dana vidim izlazi novi single moje omiljene grupe Cold Play Paradise , ciji sam video postavila na muzici i na videu se pojavljuje neki leptiric na kraju koji leti okolo. Postavila sam bila avatar malog leptira, ali sam ga izbrisala pomislivsi: ma dosta sa tim leptirima. Juce na poslu moja koleginica nosi neki lancic sa letirom, druga dolazi i donosi tri cestitke kao da izaberemo koju da posaljemo jednoj od koleginica koja odlazi. Na dve cestitke je bilo neko cvece, na jednoj ogroman jako lep leptir  :shock:.
Dodjem kuci, nesto sva bolesna i slomljena mazim se sa maleckim i gledamo neku decju TV emisiju koju voli kad tamo pricaju o leptirima kako se sele u Meksiko. Danas gledam Xman sa decacima, kad jedna od mutanata ima neku tetovazu na ledjima u obliku leptira koji ozivljava pa ova moze da leti :P.
Ok rekoh sebi that's enough sa tim leptirima. Na netu nadjoh novu stvar od Red Hot Chily Peppers -The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie. Nesto me to rain dance podsetilo na dodole i setim se da je korni grupa imala pesmu o dodolama. Ukucam u youtube "korni dodole " kad mi izadje neki video sa ...cik pogodite? da sa leptirom zove se "Devojcice mala"

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Indijanci kazu da ako uhvatis leptira, sapnes mu zelju i pustis ga on ti ispuni zelju  :)

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Leptiri su tako snazno...

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There are many symbolic meanings associated with the butterfly.


The Mandarin Chinese word for butterfly is "hu-tieh". "Tieh" means "70 years", therefore butterflies have become a symbol for a long life. In this culture butterflies have also become representative of young men in love.
In the Japanese culture butterflies are thought to be representative of young maidens and marital bliss. Many Japanese families use the butterfly in the family crest design.
Germany has a very unique belief about butterflies. As butterflies can often be found hovering about milk pails or butter churns, they have become associated with witches trying to steal the cream. The German word for butterfly is "Schmetterling", which is actually derived for the Czech word "Smetana" which means "cream".
There are many links with butterflies in mythology from all over the world, many of which, in particular Greek mythology, link butterflies to the human soul. The Ancient Greeks also considered butterflies as the souls of those who had passed away.

In ancient Greek the word for butterfly is "Psyche", which translated means "soul". This was also the name for Eros' human lover and when the two figures are depicted they are often surrounded by butterflies.
In one of the Russian dialects, butterflies are referred to as "dushuchka" which is a derivative of the word "dusha" also meaning soul.
There is also an Irish saying that refers to the symbolic meaning of butterflies. This saying is: "Butterflies are souls of the dead waiting to pass through purgatory" Butterflies also symbolize: Resurrection, Transition, Celebration, Lightness, Time, Soul. There is a small town in Mexico that also associate butterflies with souls. It is to this town that Monarch Butterflies migrate every year, around the holiday known as the Day of the Dead. The people of this town see these butterflies as the returning souls of the deceased.

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The Butterfly and the Buddha

Once upon a time, someone found the chrysalis of a butterfly. Soon a small opening appeared. The person sat and watched the butterfly for hours as it struggled to squeeze its body through the tiny hole. Then it stopped unable to go any further.

Deciding to help the butterfly, a pair of scissors were used to snip off the end of the cocoon. The butterfly then emerged easily, but it had a swollen body and shriveled wings.

The person continued to watch it, expecting that at any moment the wings would enlarge and expand enough to support the body in flight. It did not happen. In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around like a caterpillar. It was never able to fly.



What the person in kindness and haste did not understand: The butterfly's struggle to get through the restricting cocoon was a way of forcing the fluid from the body into the wings so that it would be ready for flight once it emerged.

Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our lives. Going through life without obstacles to overcome would cripple us. We would not become as strong as we could nor fly as happily as we might. So if we struggle, rather than asking someone or something to remove everything we dislike, it will be to our benefit for a long time to come.

Buddhist Meditation Parallel

Piya Tan (The Minding Centre, Singapore)

For me the story of the butterfly is a powerful reminder of how Buddhist meditation gently allows us to evolve and grow in a cocoon of calm and stillness so that we can accept ourselves just as we are. This may sound simplistic, even trite. The point is, how many of us really accept ourselves as we really are? We do not even know ourselves.

How do we end up like the maimed butterfly? We maim ourselves emotionally. We stunt our spiritual growth when we measure ourselves against others, or when we blindly allow our lives to be dictated by others. When what controls us is outside ourselves, we do not have self-control. Our happiness and unhappiness are defined and decided by others. In other words, we can never be really happy as a choice.

We must constantly ask ourselves what we are thinking, or saying, or doing: "Am I happy doing this?" If we are, we must then ask, "Am I hurting myself doing this; am I hurting others; am I hurting the environment?" If "no" in all three counts, then that's fine. If there is even one "yes," we need to ask why, and adjust our actions accordingly.

On the other hand, when we ask, "Am I happy doing this?" And the answer is "no," we need to ask ourselves again, "Why so? Why am I not happy?"

Occasionally, try to visualize ourselves having achieved our life's goal (following the guidelines just listed). Then we work our way backwards: What must be done to attain this goal? What must we do before that, and so on, until we arrive where we are now. We are then better aware of what we need to do with our lives.

If we have done all we can, and things still do not seem to work our way, then we need to reflect on the butterfly story. We are still evolving in our karmic cocoon; let things be for a while. Do what needs to be done for the present. And keep asking ourselves: What do I do next? Don't think, just feel, be at peace with ourselves because we will hear the answer soon enough.

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King Crimson I talk to the wind

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Irina Shabayeva Spring 2010 Collection Video #1
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