Angels



Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family.
The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the mansion's guest room.
Instead the angels were given a small space in the cold basement.
As they made thier bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a gole in the wall and repaired it.

When the younger angel asked why,
the older angel replied,
"Things are not always as they seem."

The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor,
but hospitable farmer and his wife.
After sharing what little food they had the couple let the angels sleep in thier bed
where they could have a good night's rest.
When the sun came up the next morning the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears.
Thier only cow, whose milk had been thier sole income, lay dead in the feild.

The younger angel was infuriated
and asked the older angel,
"How could you let this happen?
The first man had everything,
yet you helped him, she accused.
The second family had little but was willing to share everything,
and you let the cow die."
"Things are not always as they seem,"
the older angel replied.

"When we stayed in the basement of the mansion,
I noticed there was gold stored in the hole in the wall.
Since the owner was so obsessed with greed and unwilling to share his good fortune,
I sealed the wall so he couldn't find it."

"Then last night as we slept in the farmers bed,
the angel of death came for his wife.
I gave him the cow instead.
Things are not always as they seem."

Sometimes that is exactly what happens when things don't turn out the way they should.
If you have faith, you just need to trust that every outcome is always to your advantage.
You might not know it until sometime later.

Some people come into our lives and go quickly...
Some people become friends and stay awhile...
Leaving beautiful footprints on our hearts...
We are ~never~ quite the same because we have made a good friend!

Yesterday is history
Tomorrow and mystery.
Today is a gift, that's why it's called the present!

Live and savor every moment... This is not a dress rehearsal!

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