Twotravellingangelsstoppedtospendthenightinthehomeofawealthyfamily.Thefamilywasrudeandrefusedtolettheangelsstayintheguestroom.Instead，theangelsweregivenasmallspaceinthecoldbasement.Astheymadetheirbedonthehardfloor,theolderangelsawaholeinthewallandrepairedit.Whentheyoungerangelaskedwhy,theolderangelreplied,“Thingsaren’talwayswhattheyseem.”
Thenextnightthepaircametorestatthehouseofaverypoor,butveryhospitablefarmerandhiswife.Aftersharingwhatlittlefoodtheyhad,thecouplelettheangelssleepintheirbedwheretheycouldhaveagoodnight’srest.Whenthesuncameupthenextmorningtheangelsfoundthefarmerandhiswifeintears.Theironlycow,whosemilkhadbeentheirsoleincome,laydeadinthefield.Theyoungerangelwasinfuriatedandaccusedtheolderangel:“Howcouldyouhaveletthishappen?
Thefirstmanhaseverything,yetyouhelpedhim;thesecondfamilyhaslittlebutiswillingtoshareeverything,andyouletthecowdie.”“Thingsaren’talwayswhattheyseem.”theolderangelreplied.“Whenwestayedinthebasementofthemansion,Inoticedtherewasgoldstoredinthatholeinthewall.Sincetheownerwassoobsessedwithgreedandunwillingtosharehisgoodfortune,Isealedthewallsohewouldn’tfindit.”“Thenlastnightaswesleptinthefarmers’bed,theangelofdeathcameforhiswife.
Igavehimthecowinstead.Thingsaren’talwayswhattheyseem.”Sometimesthatisexactlywhathappenswhenthingsdon’tturnoutthewaytheyshould.Ifyouhavefaith,youjustneedtotrustthateveryoutcomeisalwaystoyouradvantage.Youmightnotknowituntilsometimelater...
