A
woman came out of her house and saw 3 old men with long white
beards sitting in her front yard. She did not recognize them.
She said "I don't think I know you, but you must be hungry.
Please come in and have something to eat."
"Is
the man of the house home?", they asked.
"No",
she said. "He's out."
"Then
we cannot come in", they replied. In the evening when her
husband came home, she told him what had happened.
"Go
tell them I am home and invite them in!" The woman went out
and invited the men in.
"We
do not go into a House together," they replied.
"Why
is that?" she wanted to know. One of the old men explained:
"His
name is Wealth," he said pointing to one of his friends, and
said pointing to another one,
"He
is Success, and I am Love."
Then
he added, "Now go in and discuss with your husband which one
of us you want in your home."
The
woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband
was overjoyed. "How nice!!", he said. "Since that is the case,
let us invite Wealth. Let him come and fill our home with
wealth!"
His
wife disagreed. "My dear, why don't we invite Success?"
Their
daughter-in-law was listening from the other corner of the
house. She jumped in with her own suggestion:
"Would
it not be better to invite Love? Our home will then be filled
with love!"
"Let
us heed our daughter-in-law's advice," the husband said to
his wife.
"Go
out and invite Love to be our guest."
The
woman went out and asked the 3 old men, "Which one of you
is Love? Please come in and be our guest."
Love got up and started walking toward the house. The other
2 also got up and followed him. Surprised, the lady asked
Wealth and Success:
"I
only invited Love, Why are you coming in?"
The
old men replied together: "If you had invited Wealth or Success,
the other two of us would've stayed out, but since you invited
Love, wherever He goes, we go with him. Wherever there is
Love, there is also Wealth and Success!!!!!!" OUR WISH FOR
YOU... Where there is pain, we wish you peace and mercy. Where
there is self-doubting, we wish you a renewed confidence in
Your Ability to work through them. Where there is tiredness,
or exhaustion, we wish you understanding, patience, and renewed
strength. Where there is fear, we wish you love, and courage.
Please
send this on to your friends and loved ones to remind them
of the importance of "love".
