Something a friend sent me, and I find it really true!
When Wealth,Success and Love came knocking at your door, who will be the first you invite?
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," 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 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!"
It is so simple, is it not? Wealth and success are just temporary. Wealth and success sometimes go hand in hand, but not always. People can be successful but not wealthy; similarly people can be wealthy but not successful. Success can be measured in terms of job satisfaction, in terms of having all the goals met. Some people are successful as they managed to get the dream job, or buy the dream car, or the dream home (which may not may not entail immense wealth).
Wealth to some people can be inherited, or can be won. And to these people, they need not be successful in anything, they just need to be lucky enough to be born with a silver spoon or to strike first prize at a lottery. Although some will say that itself is a success.
What about Love? Without wealth and success, one can still be filled with love. And with Love, wealth and success will follow, because by showing love, one's love will already be filled with riches beyond one's imagination, and that itself is a success.
So which will you choose? Wealth, Success or Love?
When Wealth,Success and Love came knocking at your door, who will be the first you invite?
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," 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 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!"
It is so simple, is it not? Wealth and success are just temporary. Wealth and success sometimes go hand in hand, but not always. People can be successful but not wealthy; similarly people can be wealthy but not successful. Success can be measured in terms of job satisfaction, in terms of having all the goals met. Some people are successful as they managed to get the dream job, or buy the dream car, or the dream home (which may not may not entail immense wealth).
Wealth to some people can be inherited, or can be won. And to these people, they need not be successful in anything, they just need to be lucky enough to be born with a silver spoon or to strike first prize at a lottery. Although some will say that itself is a success.
What about Love? Without wealth and success, one can still be filled with love. And with Love, wealth and success will follow, because by showing love, one's love will already be filled with riches beyond one's imagination, and that itself is a success.
So which will you choose? Wealth, Success or Love?
2 comments:
*goes into pokemon trainer mode*
Health, I pick you!
Ah, Health of course! That is important too!
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