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The ugly duckling was not really ugly
at all, he was just different.
The other ducks teased and pecked and
even bit him until the ugly duckling flew away. He wandered around for a
year, and was treated as an outcast everywhere.
In the spring, he saw a group of swans
on a lake, and wanted very much to join them.
As he swam out toward them, he was
astounded to notice his reflection in the water -- he was a swan! The other
swans welcomed him warmly, and found him to be beautiful.
Most of us go through times when we
feel different from those around us.
These are painful and lonely times,
but it doesn't mean there is anything wrong with us.
Like the ugly duckling, we will come
into a time when we will be loved.
All the pain and loneliness we have
felt will help us fully appreciate the acceptance when we find it.
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