I Wish I Was A Dragonfly – ???

[Bible Speaks]

I Wish I Was A Dragonfly

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I wish I was a dragonfly,

Blue in the shimmering sun

Settling on the tropical palms,

When my breeze guided journey 

was done.

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The tips of my wings would softly skim

The water of the pool,

A microscopic dragon in flight

My eyes, two kaleidoscope jewels.

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My family would have existed for three million years,

Or more,

But I shall glide for just six weeks,

Enough time to see, what’s worth 

flying for...

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The traditional association of Dragonflies with water also gives rise to this meaning to this amazing insect. The DragonflyÂ’s scurrying flight across water.

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The dragonfly’s agile flight and its ability to move in all six directions exude a sense of power and poise - something that comes only with age and maturity. 

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The dragonfly can move at an amazing 45 miles an hour,  hover like a helicopter fly backwards like a hummingbird, fly straight up, down and on either side. What is mind blowing is the fact that it can do this while flapping its wings a mere 30 times a minute while mosquitoes and houseflies need to flap their wings 600 and 1000 times a minute respectively. 

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The awe inspiring aspect is how the dragonfly accomplishes its objectives with utmost simplicity, effectiveness and well, if you look at proportions, with 20 times as much power in each of its wing strokes when compared to the other insects.  The best part is that the dragonfly does it with elegance and grace that can be compared to a veteran ballet dancer. 

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The dragonfly exhibits iridescence both on its wings as well as on its body. Iridescence is the property of an object to show itself in different colors depending on the angle and polarization of light falling on it. 

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The dragonfly normally lives most of its life as a nymph or an immature. It flies only for a fraction of its life and usually not more than a few months. This adult dragonfly does it all in these few months and leaves nothing to be desired. This style of life symbolizes and exemplifies the virtue of living IN the moment and living life to the fullest. By living in the moment you are aware of who you are, where you are, what you are doing, what you want, what you don’t and make informed choices on a moment-to-moment basis. 

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This ability lets you live your life without regrets like the great dragonfly.

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The eyes of the dragonfly are one of the most amazing and awe inspiring sights. Given almost 80% of the insect’s brain power is dedicated to its sight and the fact that it can see in all 360 degrees around it, it symbolizes the uninhibited vision of the mind and the ability to see beyond the limitations of the human self. It also in a manner of speaking symbolizes a man/woman’s rising from materialism to be able to see beyond the mundane into the vastness that is really our Universe, and our own minds. 

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What can one say, for a harmless insect that does not bite, does not sew snakesÂ’ wounds, and definitely does not measure human souls for good and evil, there have been a wide variety of myths and mythology associated with the life and the existence of the dragonfly.

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But before we go down to the lore by location, one very striking aspect comes to mind. Change. In many regions and as a norm of this day, the dragonfly is considered to be an agent of change and presumably symbolic of a sense of self realization. Self realization from how the dragonfly uses its power to control its movements and so elegantly. And change is all about the dragonflyÂ’s ability to fly and the way it can be comfortable on water, land as well as the air.

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https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102010290?q=dragonfly&p=par

Amazingly made by our Creator Jehovah God! ???

[Bible Speaks]

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