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THE DANCE OF THE ANT AND THE BUTTERFLY

The butterfly and the ant crossed path.   Like a ballerina, the butterfly twirled.   The broad pandan leaf her stage. The ant, confused,  moved back and forth, in hip hop motion. The broad pandan leaf her highway. To each her own. The butterfly wanted to show off her wings so she catwalked around the length of her ramp. The ant , however needed to finish her business of finding food so she teetered   around her path  to get off the way of the butterfly . And so they danced. Each one did her own step. The butterfly did the motions with leisure. She just emerged from her chrysalis. She is in the apex of her life! "The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough." - Rabindranath Tagore The ant moved in a tactical formation to search for food and must hurry. There is no time to play. She fo...