00:00Have you ever heard the story of the sleeping rose?
00:04It's a tale whispered among the garden winds, a story of pride, forgiveness and the incredible
00:14power of a second chance.
00:17In a hidden valley nestled between rolling hills lived a rose named Rosa.
00:24She was the most beautiful flower in the entire meadow, with petals the colour of a blushing
00:31dawn and a fragrance that could make the bees dance.
00:36All the other flowers admired her, the butterflies fluttered around her in adoration, and the
00:44sun-soul shone his brightest golden rays just for her.
00:51Rosa knew she was special, and soon a seed of pride began to grow in her heart right
00:58alongside her thorns.
01:00One morning, Sol, as he always did, rose in the east and smiled down at the valley.
01:09He greeted all the flowers, but he saved his warmest.
01:14Most gentle light for Rosa.
01:17Good morning, my radiant Rosa, he would say.
01:21Your beauty outshines even the morning stars.
01:26But that day, Rosa, feeling particularly proud, barely tilted her head.
01:32Of course it does, she thought to herself, I am the queen of this garden.
01:39As the days went on, Rosa's pride blossomed into arrogance.
01:45She started to see the sun's daily affection not as a gift, but as her due.
01:54One afternoon, Sol was delayed by a cluster of thick, stubborn clouds.
02:00When his rays finally broke through, they were a little late.
02:06Instead of being grateful, Rosa was furious.
02:10You're late, she snapped, her petals trembling with indignation.
02:17Do you have any idea how long I've waited?
02:21My beauty cannot be kept waiting.
02:24Sol was taken aback.
02:27He had battled the clouds with all his might just to see her.
02:32A flicker of hurt crossed his fiery face.
02:36I'm sorry, Rosa, he said softly.
02:39The clouds were very thick today, but Rosa was too proud to listen.
02:45Excuses?
02:47You are the sun.
02:48You should be able to do anything.
02:52Perhaps you don't care about me as much as you claim.
02:57Her words were as sharp as her thorns, and they pierced Sol's warm heart.
03:04Hurt and saddened, Sol decided to retreat.
03:08If my light is a burden to you, he said, his voice growing distant, then I shall not trouble
03:16you with it any more.
03:18And with that, he pulled his golden rays away from her, leaving her in the cool, indifferent
03:25shade of a large oak tree.
03:29At first, Rosa felt triumphant.
03:31I don't need him, she declared.
03:36But as the hours turned into days, a strange coldness seeped into her petals.
03:43Despite the sun's warm kisses, her vibrant pink began to fade to a pale, ghostly white.
03:51Her petals, once soft and open, curled inward, closing up tightly like a fist.
04:00Her enchanting fragrance vanished, replaced by the faint, dusty smell of neglect.
04:08The bees and butterflies stopped visiting.
04:11The other flowers looked on with pity.
04:15Rosa had become the sleeping rose, a beautiful flower locked in a self-imposed prison of pride
04:23and cold.
04:25Weeks turned into months.
04:27The one sprout rose was now frail and lonely.
04:32She missed the warmth on her petals, the gentle morning greetings, the feeling of life coursing
04:39through her.
04:41She finally understood.
04:44It wasn't the sun who needed her.
04:47It was she who needed the sun.
04:50Her pride had cost her everything.
04:53Tears of dew formed on her closed petals, filled with regret.
04:58Oh, soul!
05:00She whispered to the wind, her voice barely a rustle.
05:05I was so foolish.
05:06I was arrogant and ungrateful.
05:09Please, can you ever forgive me?
05:13Her tiny, heartfelt plea was carried on the breeze, up, up, up, towards the heavens.
05:21Soul, who had been watching from afar with a heavy heart, heard her cry.
05:28His own sadness had been immense, for he missed her beauty and her spirit, even her pride.
05:37He saw her wilted form, her tear-like dewdrops, and his heart filled with compassion.
05:45He knew she had learned her lesson.
05:47Slowly, gently, he began to extend a single, tentative ray of light toward her.
05:55It touched the tip of one of her closed petals.
05:59It was warm.
06:01It was life.
06:02Encouraged, soul sent more of his golden light, bathing her in the warmth she had so desperately
06:10missed.
06:11It was a golden embrace of forgiveness.
06:16As the light washed over her, something miraculous happened.
06:21Rosa's petals began to unfurl, one by one.
06:26Her pale colour flushed with a pink more vibrant than ever before.
06:31Her sweet fragrance returned, filling the air with a scent of pure joy and gratitude.
06:38The sleeping rose had awakened.
06:42From that day on, Rosa was not only the most beautiful flower in the garden, but also the
06:50most humble.
06:52She greeted the sun each morning with a joyful bow, her petals wide open to receive his gift
07:00of light.
07:01She learned that true beauty isn't just in appearance, but in gratitude, humility, and
07:09the courage to say, I'm sorry.
07:13The sun, in his infinite warmth, showed her that forgiveness has the power to bring life
07:20back from the coldest sleep.
07:23This story reminds us that pride can isolate us, but forgiveness, both giving and receiving,
07:31is like the sun's light.
07:34It has the power to heal, to awaken, and to make things bloom once more.
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