A Wonderful Story
A woman came out of her house and saw 3 old men sitting in her front yard. She did not recognize them. She said "I don't 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 of his friends, and pointing to another one, "He is Success, and he is LOVE." Then he added, "Now go in and discuss with your husband about us, and decide which of us you want in your home".
The woman went in and told her husband what was said. He was overjoyed "How nice!", said. "Since that is the case, let Wealth come in 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 room and jumped in with her own suggestion. "Would it not be better to invite Love into our home, then it will be filled with Love!"
"Lets us heed our daughter in laws advice", said the husband.
"Go out and invite Love to be our guest."
The woman went out and asked the 3 old men, "Which one is Love, please come in and be our guest".
Love got up and started walking toward the house. The others then followed him. Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Success why they were coming in.
The old men replied together. "If you have invited Wealth or Success the other two if us would've stayed out, but since you invited Love, everywhere he goes, we go with him. Wherever there is Love, there is Wealth and Success."
My wish for you.......
Where there is pain, I wish you peace and mercy.
Where there is self doubting, I wish you a renewed confidence in your ability to work through it.
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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