The Dragonfly Story

A friend of mine lost here son about 7 years ago. She had some really great dragon fly pins that she would wear. When I had asked her about them, she told me the dragonfly story and added that her mom would buy her different dragon fly things.

One afternoon we were outside and there was this dragon fly that kept circling us. Anytime we see one, we say that Sylus is around. At first my sister thought that we were meaning that we believed Sylus became a dragon fly. I told her about the dragon fly story. She had never heard it. I thought it would be a wonderful story to share.

When I went online to get the story, I found out that the dragon fly is symbolic for change and being okay with it. If I would get a tattoo, that would be a good one.

Caden, my nephew, caught a dragon fly. I think he's the insect whisperer.

The Dragonfly

Once, in a little pond, in the muddy water under the lily pads, there lived a little water beetle in a community of water beetles. They lived a simple and comfortable life in the pond with few disturbances and interruptions.

Once in a while, sadness would come to the community when one of their fellow beetles would climb the stem of a lily pad and would never be seen again. They knew when this happened; their friend was dead, gone forever.

Then, one day, one little water beetle felt an irresistible urge to climb up that stem. However, he was determined that he would not leave forever. He would come back and tell his friends what he had found at the top.

When he reached the top and climbed out of the water onto the surface of the lily pad, he was so tired, and the sun felt so warm, that he decided he must take a nap. As he slept, his body changed and when he woke up, he had turned into a beautiful blue-tailed dragonfly with broad wings and a slender body designed for flying.

So, fly he did! And, as he soared he saw the beauty of a whole new world and a far superior way of life to what he had never known existed.

Then he remembered his beetle friends and how they were thinking by now he was dead. He wanted to go back to tell them, and explain to them that he was now more alive than he had ever been before. His life had been fulfilled rather than ended.

But, his new body would not go down into the water. He could not get back to tell his friends the good news. Then he understood that their time would come, when they, too, would know what he now knew. So, he raised his wings and flew off into his joyous new life!


~Author Unknown~