1

Sy
nopsi
s

Thisi
sapoem ebookcomposedoft hepoemsIwr ot
einor derforther eaderto
under
standthesi
gni
fcanceoft
i hebutter
fl
yeff
ect.Asyoupur
suetoreadthroughoutthe
chapt
ers,y
ou’l
lfi
ndoutt
hebutt
erf
lyef
fectt
hatIam r
efer
ri
ngto.

Butfir
st,whatisabut t
erfl
yeffect?“ I
nchaost heory,t
hebut terf
lyeff
ectisthesensiti
ve
dependenceoni ni
tialconditi
onsi nwhi chasmal lchangei nonestateofadeterministi
c
nonli
nearsy st
em canr esul
tinl argedi ff
erencesi nal aterstate.
”(sour
ce:Wikipedia).
Thistermj ustpoppedupi nmyheadwhenIwast hinki
ngofwhatbookt owr i
te.I
thoughtofonet hi
ngt hatcanmet aphorical
lyuset hi
sterm sowecanf urt
herunderst
and.

Ihopey
ouenj
oyr
eadi
ng.

I
t’
sfr
ee.

Acknowl
edgement

Thanky
out
otheLor
dAl
might
y!

2
Themomenty
ouwer
eoutofy
ourmot
her
'swomb,

Youf
eltt
hewar
m ai
roft
hisear
th,
asi
tki
ssedy
ourcheek.

I
twasei
therawel
comeofhappi
nessorsadness.

Wi
thy
ourcr
iesandsi
l
enceasy
ouf
eltf
reef
rom capt
ivi
ty,

Hasdef
inedy
ourf
ir
stent
ryoff
eel
i
ngst
othi
swor
ld.

Beasi
tis,
you'
rest
il
lachi
l
d,anewbor
nbaby
,

Thi
sisj
ustt
hebegi
nni
ngofy
ourj
our
ney
.

-TheBegi
nni
ng

3
Asy
oust
artt
ogr
owi
nageandsi
ze,

Youl
ear
ntoseet
hingswi
thy
ourey
es,

Youmayhav
eseent
hebeaut
yort
heugl
y,

Thi
sist
hewor
ld,
dar
li
ng.Don'
tbesur
pri
sed.

I
twi
l
lei
therr
eveal
orhi
det
hingsf
rom y
ourey
es.

I
tmaybecr
uel
itmaybeni
ce,

Thi
swor
ldi
sful
lofmy
ster
iesi
ndi
sgui
se.

-
Rev
elat
ion

4
Someofushasbeenbl
essedwi
tht
heabi
l
ityt
osmi
l
e,

Somet
ocr
y,

Somet
olookasoddasusual
,

Somet
olaughatev
ery
thi
ngunusual
.

Ev
erybi
tofy
oumagni
fi
esy
ourbei
ng.

Thehear
tthat
'sbeat
ingi
nsi
deofy
ou,

Ref
lect
syourchar
act
erandf
eel
i
ngs.

Not
hingt
ohi
de.Ev
eni
fyout
ry.

Yourhear
twi
l
lpl
acear
efl
ect
ion,

Ofy
ourr
eal
int
ensi
ons.

-I
dent
it
y

5
Whi
l
eyouwal
kal
ongt
heear
thwi
thy
ourf
eetory
ourshoes,

Yout
rav
elt
hedept
hsoft
hemy
ster
iesy
ouchoose.

I
t'
sei
thery
oual
l
owy
ourey
est
oseet
henakedt
rut
h,

Ory
oupr
efert
hef
ant
asi
esofmor
ethanaf
ew.

Wheny
ouwal
kandr
unal
ongt
her
oad,

Youmaymeethi
m orher
,

Nooneknows.

I
t'
sbutachancet
otake,

Wi
thev
eryst
epy
oumake.

Todaymar
kst
hebegi
nni
ng,

Ofembr
aci
ngchange.

-St
epofChange

6
I
twasabomberbei
ngi
naschool
noty
ourchoi
ce,

Butt
hinkaboutt
hepeopl
ewhowant
edt
ohav
e,

Whaty
ounev
erappr
eci
ated,

Whatt
heywoul
dappr
eci
ate,

Andt
hei
ronyofl
i
fegoeson,

Laughatman'
sfat
e.

Educat
ion,
ahouseandacar
,

Ev
enaf
ami
l
y,af
ri
endandast
ar,

Weal
lwantwhatt
heyhav
e,

Weal
lhat
ewhatwehav
e.

Butcont
ent
mentbegi
nsast
epofaccept
ance,

Bei
nggr
atef
ulf
orwhaty
ouhav
ewi
thawonder
ful
ambi
ance.

Becauser
ememberwhaty
ouhat
e,

I
swhatt
hepeopl
elov
etohav
einf
ait
h.

-Cont
ent
ment

7
Fi
nal
l
yyougr
ewi
nknowl
edgeandage.

Yousur
passedt
hest
ruggl
esofeducat
ionory
oumi
ghthav
efai
l
ed.

Deepdowny
ouknowy
ou'
vet
ri
ed,

I
tcanei
therbet
rueoral
i
e.

Youhol
dar
oll
edpar
chmentwr
appedwi
thar
ibbon,

Yougr
aspi
tti
ght
lywi
thsucht
ensi
on.

Al
lthel
essons,
prof
essor
sandl
i
fel
essons,

Hasbr
oughty
oubey
ondy
ourexpect
ati
on.

Ther
eisbutanot
herchapt
erofy
ourl
i
fe,

Ei
thery
ouwor
kornotf
ort
her
estofy
ourl
i
fe.

Youf
oreseet
hedept
hsoff
earandexci
tement
,

Themanyr
ulesofengagement
.

Fornowy
ouar
eent
eri
ngt
hebi
ggerwor
ld,

Somewhathi
ddenf
ory
ear
sandmor
e.

Butnowi
tisr
eachabl
e,wi
thi
nyourgr
asp.

I
t'
supt
oyoui
fyou'
l
lcutorl
ayont
hegr
ass.

Rememberagai
nit
'sst
il
lyourchoi
ce,

Unt
ilt
heny
ou'
l
lknowt
heef
fect
soft
henoi
se.

-Fi
nishedt
oBegi
n

8
"
Yougot
tagety
ourwor
kdone.
"Yourbosssay
s.

"
What
'st
heweat
hert
oday
?"Yousay
.

Yourj
our
neyhasbegun,
achoi
cet
owor
korachoi
cenott
o.

Youwer
eei
therf
rom bedorwor
kingwi
thTed.

Ov
ert
imef
rom wor
korov
ert
imef
rom sl
eep,

Youhav
egi
veny
our
sel
fachoi
cet
oli
ve.

Youcar
ryoutl
aborf
rom ei
ghtt
osi
x,

Ordoi
ngy
ourpassi
onaf
terei
ghthour
sofsl
eep.

Asmel
lofcof
feet
ost
art
syourday
.

Asmel
lofnewoppor
tuni
ti
esl
urki
ngony
ourway
.

Today
,you'
vemadey
ourchoi
ce.

Achoi
cet
owor
korst
ayathome.

-Passi
onorWor
k?

9
Youdeci
deagai
n,t
obemar
ri
edorst
aysi
ngl
eforl
i
fe.

Choosi
ngei
thert
hehappi
nessofbei
ngmar
ri
edorembr
aci
ngsi
ngl
eness.

I
tdoesn'
tmat
terwhi
chpat
hofl
ovey
out
ake.

I
t'
sei
theragr
owi
ngf
ami
l
yoranal
onedest
inyupt
oyourol
dage.

Don'
tfor
cey
our
sel
ftol
ove,
whet
hery
ouar
enoti
nli
net
odeci
de.

Yourchoi
cei
sabl
uepr
intoft
heout
comeast
imegoesby
.

Bei
tis,
tochoosel
oveov
erl
onel
y.

Butr
emembernotal
lsi
ngl
efeel
aloneorar
ewor
ri
ed

Andi
tdoesn'
tmeanbei
ngmar
ri
edwi
l
lnotmakey
ouhappy
.

Lov
eev
olv
esi
nachoi
ceofcont
ent
ment
.

Li
venowwi
thl
ovesoy
ouwon'
tregr
eti
t.

-Lov
eyouorl
oveme

10
ALAS,
theenddr
awsnear
.

Yourgr
ayhai
r,wr
inkl
edf
ace,

Yourol
dage,
bonesst
artt
obr
eak.

I
sitsoneart
heendofl
i
fe?

Dr
awi
ngy
ounear
ert
otheendoft
hel
i
ne.

Aswewakeupeachday
,af
eel
i
ngofache.

Buti
tmay
behappi
ness,
asy
oui
magi
net
hewake.

Somemi
ghtt
hink,
Ihav
edoneenough.

Somemi
ghtt
hink,
Ihav
edonenotenough.

Notev
eryendoft
hel
i
nemeanst
heend.

I
tisusual
l
yisanopendoor
,toanewj
our
neymyf
ri
end.

-Ol
d

11
Butal
loft
hesecanchange,

Wi
thasi
ngl
ebut
ter
fl
yef
fect
.

Asmal
lchange,

I
nev
eryaspect
.

Let
'st
ryt
oret
race,

Ev
eryst
ep.

Wat
chhowt
hechanges,

Comest
oef
fect
.

12
"
Tobet
terunder
standt
hechanges,Imightusesomeofmyownexper
iencesi
nthe
f
oll
owi
ngpoems.Somearen'
treal.Someare.It
'
suptoyout
ojudgewhichi
sbyfar
."

- Emmanuel
l
eDat
u

13
AsIcr
iedoutofmymot
her
'swomb,

I
tfel
tli
keget
ti
ngoutofadar
ktomb.

Theki
ssoft
heai
r,

Thewayt
heyst
are,

Scar
esmyi
nnocenceaway
,

AsIcr
yandcr
yeachday
.

Fr
om t
hemomentmypar
ent
ssmi
l
ed,

Ihadnoi
deawhati
tmeant
.

Butst
art
ingt
oday
,thewor
ldi
smyf
ri
end.

Thatsoonwi
l
lbecomemyf
iend.

-I
tbegi
nst
oday

14
AsIopenedmyey
es,
seei
ngnewcol
ors,

Iwasoutofwor
ds,
todescr
ibeandut
ter
.

Myf
ir
stwor
dwas'
papa'
andt
hen'
mama'
.

Idi
dn'
tunder
standt
hemeani
ng,
unt
ilIgr
ewupaf
ter
.

Ihadmyf
ir
stwal
ks,

Andmyf
ir
stt
alks.

Il
ovet
hewor
d'Baba'
whi
chl
aterwasar
eal
wor
dinFi
l
ipi
no.

It
alkandwal
k.

Ir
unandcr
awl
.

Iwasst
il
lfr
iendswi
tht
hewor
ld.

ForIdon'
tknowt
her
easonof
.

-Toddl
er

15
Teensar
edef
ineddi
ff
erent
ly.

Wehav
eadi
ff
erentv
ocabul
ary
.

Chooset
hewr
ongf
ri
ends,

You'
l
lmeety
ourend.

Chooset
hem wi
sel
y,

You'
l
lal
way
sbehappy
.

ButIal
soexper
iencedbr
eaki
ng,

Fr
om ev
ent
hef
ri
endIt
houghtwaswor
thhav
ing.

Ev
eni
nmyownf
ami
l
y,Iexper
iencedache.

Thi
snowbr
oughtme,
tot
heHol
yName.

TheHol
yNamet
hatchanged,

Hei
sthebut
ter
fl
yef
fect
,

Mywhol
eper
spect
ivedev
iat
es,

Fr
om myownunder
standi
ng.

-TheBut
ter
fl
yEf
fect

16
Soasy
oungasIwas,

Ibecameopen.

Toknowi
ngt
het
rut
h,

ThatIhar
dlycompr
ehend.

AmannamedJesus,

Hangedont
hecr
oss.

Sav
edmef
rom deat
h,

Idon'
tknowt
hecost
.

Li
tt
ledi
dIknow,

Iwasay
ounggi
rl
.

Pr
aisi
ngandwor
shi
ppi
ngt
heLor
d,

Becomi
nganenemyoft
hewor
ld.

Wi
thahear
tofal
i
on,

Wi
thar
mssmal
landsoul
li
kedandel
i
ons,

Iser
vedwhol
ehear
tedl
y.

Iser
vedmi
ght
il
y.

ButIwasay
ounggi
rl
.

Andr
emember
edIwasaf
ri
endoft
hewor
ld.

ButnowIam not
,

BecauseIam hol
dinghandswi
thGod.

-Li
tt
leWar
ri
or

17
Achoi
ceofeducat
ioni
sani
nspi
rat
ion.

Adeci
sionnotmyown,
butpr
ayedf
or.

Auni
ver
sit
ygi
ft
edbyGod.Ev
ery
thi
nghappened,

Li
keIwast
iedt
oaknot
.

Acour
sef
arf
rom myhear
t'
sdesi
re.

Cannotf
ight
.Ihav
etoobeyf
urt
her
.

Wi
thouthat
e.Justal
i
ttl
edoubt
.

Lor
d,y
ouhol
dmyf
utur
e.Iwi
l
lnotpout
.

Newenv
ironment
.Newpeopl
e.

Newl
ear
nings.Newbl
essi
ngs.

Agr
eat
ert
est
ing.Agr
eat
erbl
essi
ng.

Anewwav
eofemot
ions.At
rai
ninggr
oundf
orper
cept
ion.

-Col
l
ege

18
Congr
atul
ati
onsGr
aduat
es!Cheer
stonewoppor
tuni
ti
esandchal
l
enges!

Godr
escuedmef
rom t
heunbear
abl
eexper
ience,

Ofhav
ingacour
set
hat
’snotmyi
nter
est
.

Butst
il
l,
myf
ait
hal
l
owedmet
obel
i
eve,

Ev
ery
thi
nghasapur
posei
ndeed!

Aswer
aisedourcaps,
tonewbegi
nni
ngsand

Cheer
stopassv
ict
ori
es!

Myhear
tbeat
sfast
ert
othi
snewbegi
nni
ng.

Newenv
ironment
.Newpeopl
e.

Newl
ear
nings.Newbl
essi
ngs.

Agr
eat
ert
est
ing.Agr
eat
erbl
essi
ng.

Anewwav
eofemot
ions.At
rai
ninggr
oundf
orper
cept
ion.

St
il
lmyf
ait
hinJesuspr
evai
l
s,

ThatIam wal
ki
ngi
nther
ightt
rai
l
.

Fori
nmyhear
tIf
eel
atpeace,

Atpeacet
odowhatmakesHi
m pl
eased.

-Gr
aduat
ion

19
Iwant
edt
ost
ayathomeanddomypassi
on.

Iwant
edt
owor
kasawr
it
erandpur
suei
tbet
ter
.

ButasIpr
ay,
thi
sisnotwhatGoddesi
resmet
odo.

Hewant
smet
owor
k,andsoIknowi
t'
str
ue.

Assessi
ngt
het
rut
h,apar
tfr
om doubt
,

HowcanIpur
suemypassi
on,
wit
houtanymoneynow?

Iwi
l
lobey
.Iwon'
tquest
iont
hisf
ait
h.

Isear
chedf
oraj
ob,
andt
her
efoundmyf
ate.

I
tgav
emepeacef
orIknowt
heLor
d'shandsar
euponme.

IknowIhadachoi
cebutt
heLor
d'si
sbet
teral
way
s.

SoIhadabossandwor
kedov
ert
imewi
thTed.

Iwor
kei
ghthour
sandnotei
ghthour
sofsl
eepi
nbed.

Iwasst
il
labl
etodomypassi
on,

Andt
hist
imewi
thmor
eresour
cesandmeani
ngf
ulper
spi
rat
ion.

Agai
n,Jesusi
smybut
ter
fl
yef
fect
.

-Wor
k

20
"
Wil
lyougooutonadat
ewi
thme?
"Heasked.

Ipout
edmyl
i
psandl
ookedupt
hesky
.

Apr
ayeri
nmyhead,
poppedupi
nst
ead.

OhLor
d,notmet
odeci
de.I
shet
heonet
ost
aybymysi
de?

I
fnott
ellme,
Iwon'
tdi
sobeyandl
i
e.

Si
l
enceer
upt
ed.Iam conf
used.Hewasst
il
lhopef
ul,

Gi
vi
ngmeanant
ici
pat
edl
ook.

Ibr
eat
hei
nandsl
owl
yout
.

Shoul
dIj
ustdeci
deonmyown,
her
eandnow?

Ican'
t
.I'
vekeptt
hist
hrought
hey
ear
s.

Onl
yJesushol
dsmyl
i
fe.

Il
ovet
oadher
e.

LetnotIar
ouset
hisl
ovest
ory
.

Jesusi
stheaut
horanddi
rect
oroft
hisf
orme.

-Lov
eyouorLov
emet
oo?

21
Bel
oved,
wear
egat
her
edher
etoday
.

Wi
tnessi
ngt
heset
wosoul
swhoar
ebecomi
ngonet
oday
.

Chur
chbel
l
sri
ngi
ng.Appl
auser
esoundi
ng.

"
Youl
ookamazi
ng.
"Yousai
dner
vousl
y.

"
Youl
ookamazi
ngt
oo.
"Isai
dtr
uthf
ull
y.

Ourf
ami
l
ieswer
ecr
yingandsmi
l
ing.

Iwasn'
tex
pect
ingr
eachi
ng,

Thi
sst
ageofmyl
i
fe,

Wi
thj
ustt
hatonel
ookupt
hesky
.

TheLor
dsai
dyouwer
etheone,

Andher
ewear
etoget
herasone.

Youandmet
hatt
urnedi
ntous.

Joi
ntt
oget
herbyt
heGodwet
rust
.

Nol
ust
.Justl
ove.

Pur
eandwhi
teasadov
e.

Iguessl
ovear
ousedoni
tsel
f.

Bl
ossomedi
nthemor
ningai
r.

Awakeni
ngme.Awakeni
ngy
ou.

Wear
enowr
eadyt
obl
oom.

-Mar
ri
ed

22
"
Honey
,pl
easegi
vememymedi
cine.
"Your
equest
edwi
thashakyv
oice.

Iwal
kedsl
owl
ytot
hemedi
cinecabi
net
,suppor
tedbymycr
ane.

Wehav
enowr
eachedourol
dage.

Oursonbecameadoct
orandser
vedt
heLor
dwi
thgl
adness.

Ourdaught
eri
sat
eacher
,ser
vingGodt
hroughhumbl
eness.

Ourl
oyal
tyt
othef
ait
hinJesusChr
ist
,

Br
oughtusf
art
her
.Wear
enear
er,

Near
ert
odeat
hbutwear
enotaf
rai
d.

We'
vedoneourbestandkeptourf
ait
h.

TheLor
dremai
nedf
ait
hful
tousal
way
s.

TheLor
dremi
ndedusHi
sfai
thf
ulnessev
erysi
ngl
eday
.

-Ol
d

23
Fr
om t
hebegi
nni
ngoft
hisbook,
you'
vewi
tnessed,

Ist
art
edwi
tht
heev
ent
sthatr
esul
tinourchoi
ces.

Thebut
ter
fl
yef
fectIr
efer
redt
oisJesus,

Wesawt
her
esul
toneachcour
se.

Li
fei
sbet
terl
i
vedwi
thf
ait
hthangl
ory
.

Peacei
sachi
evabl
ethr
oughhumi
l
ity
.

Wemakemi
stakeswhenwedeci
deal
one.

Wemakemi
stakeswhenwedon'
tchangeourt
one.

Wecar
ryon.Keeppastaches.Keepst
ucki
nvi
ctor
ies.

For
get
ti
ngt
omov
eonandwr
it
enewst
ori
es.

Asi
ngl
eef
fectbr
ingsabi
gchange.

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