WHEREVER
THERE IS LOVE ...
"Three Old Men" Italy Circa 1535
By Paramigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola)
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 replied. "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 asked.
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 three 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 you invited Love, and wherever he goes, we go also.
Wherever there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!"
...
Especially For You ...
Where
there is pain, may you have peace and mercy.
Where
there is self-doubting, may you have a renewed
confidence in your ability to work through it.
Where
there is tiredness, or exhaustion, may you have
understanding, patience, and renewed strength.
Where
there is fear, may you have love, and courage.
~
Author Unknown ~
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