The Wisdom of Love and
Time
anonimous
Once upon a time, there was an
island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness,
Knowledge, and all of the others including Love.
One day it was announced to the feelings that the island would
sink so all repaired their boats and left. Love was the only one
who stayed. Love wanted to persevere until the last possible
moment. When the island was almost sinking, Love decided to ask
for help.
Richness was passing by Love in a grand boat. Love said,
"Richness, can you take me with you?" Riches answered,
"No, I can't. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat.
There is no place here for you."
Love decided to ask Vanity who was also passing by in a beautiful
vessel, "Vanity, please help me!" "I can't help
you Love. You are all wet and might damage my boat," Vanity
answered.
Sadness was close by so Love asked for help, "Sadness, let
me go with you." "Oh...Love, I am so sad that I need to
be by myself!"
Happiness passed by Love too, but she was so happy that she did
not even hear when Love called her!
Suddenly, there was a voice, "Come Love, I will take
you." It was an elder. Love felt so blessed and overjoyed
that he even forgot to ask the elder her name. When they arrived
at dry land, the elder went her own way. Love realized how much
he owed the elder and asked Knowledge, another elder, "Who
helped me?" "It was Time," Knowledge answered.
"Time?" asked Love. "But why did Time help
me?" Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered,
"Because only Time is capable of understanding how great
Love is."
