Metamorphosis

Definition according to World English Dictionary:

1. A complete change of physical form or substance
2. A complete change of character, appearance, etc
3. A person or thing that has undergone metamorphosis
4. Zoology The rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in certain animals, for example the stage between tadpole and frog or between chrysalis and butterfly 

1. Egg

This is who you were born as. You could not choose where you were born, who you were born as, or who your family is. You were not given a choice in having that bum as your father, that parasite as your sibling, or the abuse you which had to go through for the whole of your childhood.

2. Caterpillar

This is the stage of feeding (much feeding I might add) and growth. And to accommodate the growth, the caterpillar sheds its skin four or more times so as to enclose its rapidly growing body. A lot of people do not bother in feeding themselves with the right stuff. They feed on junk or starve themselves to anorexic-like, that when it's time to grow or turn into pupa, they have no nutrients to do so. This is a stage where you HAVE a choice. You have a choice to make the best of your situation or just wallow in self-pity and despair. You have a choice to better yourself or to just accept that you were born a loser. You have a choice to feed nutritious food to your soul or to skimp on food that will build and strengthen your soul. How you feed yourself will show in your growth.

3. Pupa/Chrysalis

This is the stage where you incubate and grow on whatever you've learned, fed on during your 'caterpillar' days. You may not see or feel the growth during this stage but the transformation is very real. Though you may feel that the change that is happening is too slow or you are in a dormant stage, do not be discouraged as the best is yet to come. Be patient and just enjoy the ride of change! In a butterfly or moth's pupa/chrysalis stage, the transformation stage within is where the caterpillar's tissues are broken down and the adult insects's structures are formed. Hence, as this happens in our lives, we need to accept the breaking down of the old and the building and emergence of the new.

4. Butterfly/Moth

This is the stage where you become what you had prepared to be your whole life. Your values, your beliefs, the sharpening of skills, trainings, your strengths will be used. And from here you will raise more disciples or children to carry on your legacy. The adult butterfly or moth is also the stage that migrates or colonizes new habitats. Who knows you might be next new person to bring about a change in your area which no one has seen nor experienced before!

Shall we morph together?

Egg

Caterpillar

Pupa

Moth