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Sacrifice: Hardest Test Of Character by umehmj(m): 2:49pm On Oct 22, 2015 |
couldn't help but forward this post for the moral
lessons it holds,especially the third piece of
advice
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 following
proposal to
his wife:
- Honey, I will leave the house: I will travel
faraway, 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 the terms with his boss:
- Let me work for as long as I want and when I
think I
should go home, please relieve me 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 his boss and said:
- Boss, I want my money, because I am returning
to my
home.
The boss replied:
- All right, 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 send you
away; or I
will give you 3 pieces of advice and send you
away. If I give
you the money, I do not give you the 3 pieces of
advice. And
if I give you the 3 pieces of advice, I will not give
you the
money. Now, go to your room and think about
your answer.
He thought for two days. Then he went to the
boss and told
him:
- I want the 3 pieces of advice.
The boss stressed again:
- If I give you the 3 pieces of advice, I will not
give you the
money.
And the man replied:
- I want the 3 pieces of advice.
The boss then told him:
- No. 1: Never take shortcuts in your life, shorter
and
unknown paths can cost your life.
- No. 2: Never be too curious, for curiosity
towards evil can
be deadly.
- No. 3: Never make decisions in moments of
anger or pain,
because when you repent, it could be too late.
After giving these 3 pieces of advice, the boss
said to him:
- Here, you have 3 loaves of bread, 2 are for you
to eat
during the journey and the last is for you to eat
with your
wife when you get home.
So, the man went his way, after twenty years
away from
home and from his wife, whom he loved so
much.
After the first day of travel, he found a man who
greeted him
and asked:
- Where are you going?
He replied:
- To a distant place which is about 20 days away
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 that
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 opening the door, he
remembered the second piece of advice.
Therefore he
returned, lay down again and slept.
At dawn, after breakfast, the owner of the lodging
asked him
if he had not heard the scream at night. He
affirmed that he
heard. Then, the host said:
- Were 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 night to
call
someone’s attention. When some of the guests
come out,
he kills them and buries their bodies in the
backyard.
The man continued his long journey, eager to
arrive soon.
After many days and nights 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 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
he
remembered the third piece of advice.
Then he stopped, reflected and decided to sleep
outside that
night. He slept in the midst of the bushes,
determined to
make a decision the next day. At dawn, he was
calmer and
thought:
- I will not kill my wife and her lover. I am going
back 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 his
wife
opened the door and recognized him, she cried
and
embraced him warmly. He tried to push her away,
but he
was not able. 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 said:
- That man is your son. When you left, I
discovered 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 away. Meanwhile, his 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 the right payment for his twenty
years of
dedication and hard work.
Friends, our God is like this boss. When he asks
us to make
a sacrifice, he wants to give us more than what
we give
Him. He wants us to have His unique wisdom as
well as the
material blessings. couldn't help but forward this post for the moral
lessons it holds,especially the third piece of
advice
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 following
proposal to
his wife:
- Honey, I will leave the house: I will travel
faraway, 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 the terms with his boss:
- Let me work for as long as I want and when I
think I
should go home, please relieve me 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 his boss and said:
- Boss, I want my money, because I am returning
to my
home.
The boss replied:
- All right, 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 send you
away; or I
will give you 3 pieces of advice and send you
away. If I give
you the money, I do not give you the 3 pieces of
advice. And
if I give you the 3 pieces of advice, I will not give
you the
money. Now, go to your room and think about
your answer.
He thought for two days. Then he went to the
boss and told
him:
- I want the 3 pieces of advice.
The boss stressed again:
- If I give you the 3 pieces of advice, I will not
give you the
money.
And the man replied:
- I want the 3 pieces of advice.
The boss then told him:
- No. 1: Never take shortcuts in your life, shorter
and
unknown paths can cost your life.
- No. 2: Never be too curious, for curiosity
towards evil can
be deadly.
- No. 3: Never make decisions in moments of
anger or pain,
because when you repent, it could be too late.
After giving these 3 pieces of advice, the boss
said to him:
- Here, you have 3 loaves of bread, 2 are for you
to eat
during the journey and the last is for you to eat
with your
wife when you get home.
So, the man went his way, after twenty years
away from
home and from his wife, whom he loved so
much.
After the first day of travel, he found a man who
greeted him
and asked:
- Where are you going?
He replied:
- To a distant place which is about 20 days away
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 that
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 opening the door, he
remembered the second piece of advice.
Therefore he
returned, lay down again and slept.
At dawn, after breakfast, the owner of the lodging
asked him
if he had not heard the scream at night. He
affirmed that he
heard. Then, the host said:
- Were 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 night to
call
someone’s attention. When some of the guests
come out,
he kills them and buries their bodies in the
backyard.
The man continued his long journey, eager to
arrive soon.
After many days and nights 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 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
he
remembered the third piece of advice.
Then he stopped, reflected and decided to sleep
outside that
night. He slept in the midst of the bushes,
determined to
make a decision the next day. At dawn, he was
calmer and
thought:
- I will not kill my wife and her lover. I am going
back 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 his
wife
opened the door and recognized him, she cried
and
embraced him warmly. He tried to push her away,
but he
was not able. 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 said:
- That man is your son. When you left, I
discovered 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 away. Meanwhile, his 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 the right payment for his twenty
years of
dedication and hard work.
Friends, our God is like this boss. When he asks
us to make
a sacrifice, he wants to give us more than what
we give
Him. He wants us to have His unique wisdom as
well as the
material blessings. 1 Like |
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