"3 PIECES OF ADVICE vs 20 YEARS OF SALARY."
A very poor newly wedded, young couple lived in a small farm. One day the husband made the folllowing proposal to his wife:
Honey, I will leave the house: I will travel far away, get a job and work hard in order to come back and give you the comfortable life that you deserve. I do not know how long I will stay away, I only ask one thing, please wait for me, and while I am away, you should be faithful to me because I will be faithful to you.
So the young man left. He walked many days until he found a farmer who was in need of someone to help him. The young man offered his services. He was accepted.
Therefore he discussed this terms with his boss:
Let me work for as long as I want and when I think I should go home, please relieve of my duties. I do not want to receive my salary. I ask you to save it for me, until the day I leave. The day I decide to go, please give me the money and I will go my way. They agreed on that. So, the young man worked for twenty years without holiday and without rest.
After twenty years, he came to hiss boss and said:
Boss, I want my money,because I am returning to my home.
The boss replied:
Alright, after all, I made a deal with you and I will stick to it. However, before you go, I want to offer you something new: I will give you all your money and I will send you away; or I will give you three pieces of advice. And if I give you the three pieces of advice, I will not give you the money.
Now, go to your room and think about the answer. He thought for two days. Then he went to the bosss and told him:
I want the three piece of advice. The boss stressed again: If I give you the three pieces of advice, I will not give you the money.
And the man replied: I want the three pieces of advice.
The boss then told him:
1. Never take shortcuts in your life. Shorter and unknown paths can cause your life.
2. Never be too curious, for curiosity towards evil can be deadly.
3. Never make decisions in moments of anger and pain, because when you repent, it could be too late.
After giving him the three pieces of advice, the boss then said to him: Here are 3 loaves of bread, 2 is for you to eat during your journey, the last is for you to eat with your wife when you get home.
So, the man went on his way after 20 years away from home and his wife, whom he loved so much. After the first day of travel, he saw a man who greeted him and asked: Where are you going?
He replied: To a distance place which is about 20 days from here if I continue walking.
The man said to him:
Ol' boy, this path is too long! I know a shortcut that is very safe and you will arrive in 5 days only!The man began to follow the path suggested until he remembered the first piece of advice.
Then he returned and followed the long path. Days later, he learned the shortcut led to an ambush.
After a few more days of travel, he found an inn by the roadside, where he could rest. He paid for a room and after taking a bath he lay down to sleep. During the night, he woke up as he heard a terrifying scream. He rose to his feet and went to the door to check what happened. As he was about opening, he remembered the second piece of advice. Therefore, he returned lay down again and slept.
At dawn, after brekfast, the owner of the lodging asked him he had not heard any scream at night. He affirmed that he heard. Then the host said: Where you not curious to see what happened?
And he replied: No I was not.
Then the host said: You are the first guest to leave this inn alive. My neighbour is completely crazy. He usually shouts at nights to call someone's attention. When some of the guests comes out, he kills them and buries their bodies in the backyard.
The man continued his journey eager to arrive soon. After many dys and nights of walking, he was very tired, but he finally saw his house far away. It was night. He saw some light coming out of the window of his house and was able to see the silhouette of his wife. But he also saw that she was not alone. He came closer and saw that there was a man with her. She softly caressed his hair. When he saw that scene, his heart was filled with hatred and bitterness. He decided to rush at and kill them both mercilessly.
However, he took a deep breath and remembered the third piece of advice. Then he stopped, reflected and decided to sleep outside that night. He slept in the midst of bushes determined to make decisions the next day. At dawn, he was calmer and thought: I will not kill my wife and her lover. I am going to my boss to ask him to take me back. But before I go, I want to tell my wife that I have always been faithful to her.
He went to the front door and knocked. When the wife opened the door and recognized him, she cried and embraced him warmly. He tried to push her away but he was not able to. Then, with tears in his eyes, he told her:
I was faithful to you, but you betrayed me. She was shocked, so she replied: How did I betray you? I have never betrayed you. I waited patiently for you for twenty good years.
Then he asked: How about the man that you were caressing yesterday?
And she replied: That man is your son. When you left, I discovered that I was pregnant. Today, he is twenty years old.
Hearing that, the man asked her forgiveness. He met and hugged his son. Then he told them all the things he had experienced while he was away. Meanwhile, the wife prepared some coffee for them to eat together, the last bread given by his boss.
After a prayer of thanksgiving, he broke the bread. When he looked at it, he found all his money inside. In fact, there was even more than right payment of twenty years of dedication and hard work.
**In life, wisdom pays more than acquiring riches. It's only through wisdom can we know how to utilize what we have at our tips. Let's be open to learning, free our mind of things that are negative and focus more on being positive.
O yes!, you may say that the world has too many struggles and heartaches. How can you cope without wisdom?
One should be willing to learn and apply wisdom. I must tell you, to be prepared, you have to be informed!
The best advice given is the one given by you!**
Remain blessed my dear readers.....
A very poor newly wedded, young couple lived in a small farm. One day the husband made the folllowing proposal to his wife:
Honey, I will leave the house: I will travel far away, get a job and work hard in order to come back and give you the comfortable life that you deserve. I do not know how long I will stay away, I only ask one thing, please wait for me, and while I am away, you should be faithful to me because I will be faithful to you.
So the young man left. He walked many days until he found a farmer who was in need of someone to help him. The young man offered his services. He was accepted.
Therefore he discussed this terms with his boss:
Let me work for as long as I want and when I think I should go home, please relieve of my duties. I do not want to receive my salary. I ask you to save it for me, until the day I leave. The day I decide to go, please give me the money and I will go my way. They agreed on that. So, the young man worked for twenty years without holiday and without rest.
After twenty years, he came to hiss boss and said:
Boss, I want my money,because I am returning to my home.
The boss replied:
Alright, after all, I made a deal with you and I will stick to it. However, before you go, I want to offer you something new: I will give you all your money and I will send you away; or I will give you three pieces of advice. And if I give you the three pieces of advice, I will not give you the money.
Now, go to your room and think about the answer. He thought for two days. Then he went to the bosss and told him:
I want the three piece of advice. The boss stressed again: If I give you the three pieces of advice, I will not give you the money.
And the man replied: I want the three pieces of advice.
The boss then told him:
1. Never take shortcuts in your life. Shorter and unknown paths can cause your life.
2. Never be too curious, for curiosity towards evil can be deadly.
3. Never make decisions in moments of anger and pain, because when you repent, it could be too late.
After giving him the three pieces of advice, the boss then said to him: Here are 3 loaves of bread, 2 is for you to eat during your journey, the last is for you to eat with your wife when you get home.
So, the man went on his way after 20 years away from home and his wife, whom he loved so much. After the first day of travel, he saw a man who greeted him and asked: Where are you going?
He replied: To a distance place which is about 20 days from here if I continue walking.
The man said to him:
Ol' boy, this path is too long! I know a shortcut that is very safe and you will arrive in 5 days only!The man began to follow the path suggested until he remembered the first piece of advice.
Then he returned and followed the long path. Days later, he learned the shortcut led to an ambush.
After a few more days of travel, he found an inn by the roadside, where he could rest. He paid for a room and after taking a bath he lay down to sleep. During the night, he woke up as he heard a terrifying scream. He rose to his feet and went to the door to check what happened. As he was about opening, he remembered the second piece of advice. Therefore, he returned lay down again and slept.
At dawn, after brekfast, the owner of the lodging asked him he had not heard any scream at night. He affirmed that he heard. Then the host said: Where you not curious to see what happened?
And he replied: No I was not.
Then the host said: You are the first guest to leave this inn alive. My neighbour is completely crazy. He usually shouts at nights to call someone's attention. When some of the guests comes out, he kills them and buries their bodies in the backyard.
The man continued his journey eager to arrive soon. After many dys and nights of walking, he was very tired, but he finally saw his house far away. It was night. He saw some light coming out of the window of his house and was able to see the silhouette of his wife. But he also saw that she was not alone. He came closer and saw that there was a man with her. She softly caressed his hair. When he saw that scene, his heart was filled with hatred and bitterness. He decided to rush at and kill them both mercilessly.
However, he took a deep breath and remembered the third piece of advice. Then he stopped, reflected and decided to sleep outside that night. He slept in the midst of bushes determined to make decisions the next day. At dawn, he was calmer and thought: I will not kill my wife and her lover. I am going to my boss to ask him to take me back. But before I go, I want to tell my wife that I have always been faithful to her.
He went to the front door and knocked. When the wife opened the door and recognized him, she cried and embraced him warmly. He tried to push her away but he was not able to. Then, with tears in his eyes, he told her:
I was faithful to you, but you betrayed me. She was shocked, so she replied: How did I betray you? I have never betrayed you. I waited patiently for you for twenty good years.
Then he asked: How about the man that you were caressing yesterday?
And she replied: That man is your son. When you left, I discovered that I was pregnant. Today, he is twenty years old.
Hearing that, the man asked her forgiveness. He met and hugged his son. Then he told them all the things he had experienced while he was away. Meanwhile, the wife prepared some coffee for them to eat together, the last bread given by his boss.
After a prayer of thanksgiving, he broke the bread. When he looked at it, he found all his money inside. In fact, there was even more than right payment of twenty years of dedication and hard work.
**In life, wisdom pays more than acquiring riches. It's only through wisdom can we know how to utilize what we have at our tips. Let's be open to learning, free our mind of things that are negative and focus more on being positive.
O yes!, you may say that the world has too many struggles and heartaches. How can you cope without wisdom?
One should be willing to learn and apply wisdom. I must tell you, to be prepared, you have to be informed!
The best advice given is the one given by you!**
Remain blessed my dear readers.....
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ReplyDeleteNice story! We should leaen to be patient, persistent and wise, thanks kiara
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