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 to your advantage. You might
not know it until some time later...
Author: Unknown |