To: Jane4IceCream who wrote (46303 ) 7/12/1999 9:38:00 AM From: William Brotherson Respond to of 50264
Good Morning Everyone, OK, here is a perfect story. Last night was just plain fun. Went to bed laughing rather than sober (somber), and I know a few others did as well. When they laid there heads down, their minds drifted back to some silly notes and they had one last chuckle before dropping off to sleep. We can all look at things in different ways, please choose one that makes you smile once in awhile, and not one that drives you into dispair, life will do enough of that for you, without your help!!! Todays story: "Things Aren't Always What They Seem" 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 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 their 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." Author Unknown: Are you absolutely positive, everything you see is exactly what you think it is???????? Have a great week!! wb