| Wealth,
Success, and Love
A woman
came out of her house and saw three 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 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's advice," said the husband 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 two 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!"
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Where
there is pain, I wish you peace and mercy.
Where
there is self-doubt, I wish you a renewed confidence in your ability to
work through them.
Where
there is tiredness, or exhaustion, I wish you understanding, patience,
and renewed strength.
Where
there is fear, I wish you love, and courage.
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LIST TO LIVE BY
The most destructive
habit......................Worry
The greatest
Joy...............................Giving
The greatest loss................Loss
of self-respect
The most satisfying
work...............Helping others
The ugliest personality
trait.............Selfishness
The most endangered
species.........Dedicated leaders
Our greatest natural
resource...............Our youth
The greatest "shot in the
arm"..........Encouragement
The greatest problem to
overcome.................Fear
The most effective sleeping
pill........Peace of mind
The most crippling failure
disease............Excuses
The most powerful force in
life..................Love
The most dangerous
pariah..................A gossiper
The world's most incredible
computer........The brain
The worst thing to be
without................... Hope
The deadliest
weapon.......................The tongue
The two most power-filled
words..............."I Can"
The greatest
asset..............................Faith
The most worthless
emotion..................Self-pity
The most beautiful
attire......................SMILE!
The most prized
possession................Integrity
The most powerful channel of
communication.....Prayer
The most contagious
spirit.................Enthusiasm
The most important thing in
life..................GOD
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