ThingsAren’tAlwaysWhatTheySeem
Twotravellingangelsstoppedtospendthenight
inthehomeofawealthyfamily.
andrefusedtolettheangelsstayintheguestroom.
Instead，theangelsweregivenasmallspaceinthecoldbasement.
Astheymadetheirbedonthehardfloor,
theolderangelsawaholeinthewallandrepairedit.
Whentheyoungerangelaskedwhy,
theolderangelreplied,
“Thingsaren’talwayswhattheyseem.”
Thenextnightthepaircametorestatthehouseofaverypoor,
butveryhospitablefarmerandhiswife.
Aftersharingwhatlittlefoodtheyhad,
thecouplelettheangelssleepintheirbed
wheretheycouldhaveagoodnight’srest.
Whenthesuncameupthenextmorning
theangelsfoundthefarmerandhiswifeintears.
whosemilkhadbeentheirsoleincome,
laydeadinthefield.
Theyoungerangelwasinfuriatedandaccusedtheolderangel:
“Howcouldyouhaveletthishappen?
Thefirstmanhaseverything,
butiswillingtoshareeverything,
andyouletthecowdie.”
“Thingsaren’talwayswhattheyseem.”
theolderangelreplied.
“Whenwestayedinthebasementofthemansion,
Inoticedtherewasgoldstoredinthatholeinthewall.
Sincetheownerwassoobsessedwithgreed
andunwillingtosharehisgoodfortune,
Isealedthewallsohewouldn’tfindit.”
“Thenlastnightaswesleptinthefarmers’bed,
theangelofdeathcameforhiswife.
Thingsaren’talwayswhattheyseem.”
Sometimesthatisexactlywhathappens
whenthingsdon’tturnoutthewaytheyshould.
thateveryoutcomeisalwaystoyouradvantage.
Youmightnotknowituntilsometimelater...
