Learning to Ride the Wind

A young butterfly named Lira avoided flying on windy days. “The wind will break

my wings,” she feared. One afternoon, a sudden breeze lifted her into the air.

Lira panicked at first, but instead of fighting, she relaxed her wings.

The wind carried her higher and farther than she had ever flown before. She landed gently

on a flower far across the meadow. Lira smiled and realized: “What you fear can

lift you—if you learn how to move with it.” From that day on, Lira no longer feared

the wind. She learned to use it.