Why Butterflies?

Whatever the reason, most humans like me have a soft spot in our hearts for butterflies.
My weakness. They are the most beautiful insect and wherever they “land” , they’ll add an amazing splash of colour.

From brooches to bangles to rings to notebooks to folders to screensavers to wallpapers to bedsheet to clothes, whatever it is, I will always look out for butterflies motifs. Even my blogskins, from the past to present, it has always been butterflies.

Poets and writers have found inspiration in the delicacy and freedom of butterflies.
So next time you see a butterfly , that is the creature that has given much inspiration to many poets and writers to produce nice , romantic stuffs.

How is love like a butterfly? Both are soft and gentle as a sigh. Love flutters like soft wings in flight, as does a butterfly. And both love and butterflies are rare and gentle things. Everything is beautiful when one is in love, just like the wings of butterfly. Beautiful colours. Indeed, butterflies are one of nature's most romantic creatures, even though they are insects!

I recently read an article on butterflies that says , butterflies are attracted to blues, lavenders, pinks and some yellows.
And yes, those are my favorite colours.
See, that’s WHY I’m so into butterflies

Not only that ,but butterflies also is a sign of hope for me to develop myself to have greater inner beauty and eventually freedom , its a comforting thought to me and many other butterflies lovers.

My life too is somewhat similar to the life cycle of a butterfly.

First Stage- Egg

Butterflies :- Most butterflies will lay their eggs on the leaves of a particular plant that the caterpillar will feed on after it hatches from the egg and just leave it there to hatch. The eggs can have many shapes depending on the species. Some eggs are round and some eggs are long.

Myself :- I was taught to be independent, being the only child in the family after the death of my sister, I was left alone most of the time. Leaving me to play and study by myself.

Second Stage- Larva

Butterflies :- When the egg hatches the larva or caterpillar will emerge. The caterpillar is a juvenile butterfly

Soon after hatching the caterpillar will get to work and start eating and eating and eating and eating.
In fact, that's all caterpillars pretty much do. Caterpillars will eat so much that they grow very quickly.
After a few weeks time, the caterpillar will reach a certain size. When this happens its time to pupate.

Myself :- This is the time when I was sent to school and right after puberty, I start to eat and eat and eat. Im a fan of junk food and what not.
This is also when I stopped growing vertically and start to grow horizontally like nobody’s business.

Every single day then, there was always a new discovery about people. Falling in and out of love adds colours to my days.

Third Stage- Pupa

Butterflies :- This causes the caterpillar to stop eating and start looking for a site to pupate. Most caterpillars will look for a hiding spot where predators can't find them. When they find a suitable spot, usually under a leaf, the caterpillar will spin a small pad of silk to attach itself to. Some caterpillar species hang from their head and some species hang with their head down. A caterpillar have small wing pads inside its back under the exoskeleton, but it's not until they pupate that the wings start to grow. After a few weeks, the butterfly will emerge.

Myself :- doing my Diploma
I had to educate myself to be more independent and start to think and decide as an adult.
Make own decisions when I reached certain crossroads.
Which at times, left me hanging and blank as what to be done / who to confide in and consoling me
And at some times, im like a “lalang” . Swaying in the wind.


Fourth Stage- Adult

Butterflies :- Then, the butterfly has reached its adult stage. The butterfly can now fly away and search for food.
Now, the adult butterfly can search for a mate and a whole new generation of butterflies can be produced that will go through these same life stages.

Myself :- Graduated and started on my career path.
Working to support my mum and me.
The sole breadwinner in the family and waiting for the Mr Right after meeting many wrong ones