Once upon a time, there was an island
where all the feelings lived:
Happiness,
Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the
others, including Love. One day it was
announced to the feelings that the
island would sink, so all constructed
boats
and left. Except for Love.
Love was the only one who stayed. Love
wanted to hold out until the last
possible moment.
When the island had almost sunk, Love
decided to ask for help.
Richness was passing by Love in a
grand boat. Love said,
"Richness, can you take me with you?"
Richness answered, "No, I can't. There
is a lot of gold and silver in my
boat.
There is no place here for you."
Love decided to ask Vanity who was
also passing by in a beautiful vessel.
"Vanity, please help me!"
"I can't help you, Love. You are all
wet and might damage my boat," Vanity
answered.
Sadness was close by so Love
asked, "Sadness, let me go with you."
"Oh . . . Love, I am so sad that I
need to be by myself!"
Happiness passed by Love, too, but she
was so happy that she did not even
hear
when Love called her.
Suddenly, there was a voice, "Come,
Love, I will take you." It was an
elder. So
blessed and overjoyed, Love even
forgot to ask the elder where they
were going.
When they arrived at dry land, the
elder went her own way. Realizing how
much
was owed the elder,
Love asked Knowledge, another
elder, "Who Helped me?"
"It was Time," Knowledge answered.
"Time?" asked Love. "But why did Time
help me?"
Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and
answered, "Because only Time is
capable of
understanding how valuable Love is."
People always come into your life for
a reason, a season and a lifetime.
When you figure out which it is, you
know exactly what to do.
This also tells us that after everything is gone, love
is the one that remains.. even as "time" goes away,
love remains. and it is love that will accompany you
through good and bad times. It will never forsake
you. Just remember this as you walk through the
path of your life and take heart.