THINGS AREN'T ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM
Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of
a wealthy family. The family was rude and refused to let the
angels stay in the mansion's guest room. Instead the angels were
given a small space in the cold basement. As they made their bed on the
hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it.
When the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied, "Things aren't
always what they seem."
The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very
poor, but very hospitable farmer and his wife. After sharing what
little food they had the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where
they could have a good night's rest.
When the sun came up the next morning the angels found the farmer and his
wife in tears. Their only cow,
whose milk had been their sole income, lay dead in the field. The
younger angel was infuriated and asked the older angel how could
you have let this happen?
The first man had everything, yet you helped him, she accused.
The second family had little but was willing to share
everything, and you let the cow die.
"Things aren't always what they seem," the older angel replied.
"When we stayed in the basement of the mansion, I noticed
there was gold stored in that hole in the wall. Since the
owner was so obsessed with greed and unwilling to share his good
fortune, I sealed the wall so he wouldn't find it."
"Then last night as we slept in the farmers bed, the angel of
death came for his wife. I gave him the cow instead.
"Things aren't always what they seem." Sometimes that is
exactly what happens when things don't turn out the way they should.
If you have faith, you just need to trust that every outcome
is always what it should be.
Some people become friends and stay a while... leaving
beautiful footprints on our hearts... and we are ~ never ~ quite the same
because we have made a good friend!!
Yesterday is history.
Tomorrow a mystery.
Today is a gift.
That's why it's called the present!
LIFE is special.....live and savor every
moment.....this is not a dress rehearsal!