Time Tested
Posted by: tz8cy5 <tz8cy5@...>
Once upon a time, there was an island where all forces of personality and
feeling lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others,
including Love.
One day it was announced to the forces that the island would sink, so all
repaired their boats and left. Love was the only one who stayed. Love
wanted to persevere until the last possible moment. When the island was
almost sinking, Love decided he needed help.
Richness was passing by Love in a grand boat. Love said, "Richness, can you
take me with you?" Richness answered, "No, I can't. There is a lot of gold
and silver in my boat. There is no place here for you."
Love decided to ask Vanity who was also passing by in a beautiful vessel.
"Vanity, please help me!" "I can't help you Love. You are all wet and might
damage my boat," answered Vanity.
Sadness was close by so again Love asked for help, "Sadness, let me go with
you." "Oh....Love, I am so sad that I need to be alone!"
Happiness passed by Love too, but she was so happy that she did not even hear
when Love called her.
Suddenly, there was a voice, "Come Love, I will take you." It was an elder.
Love felt so blessed and overjoyed that he even forgot to ask the elder her
name.
When they arrived at dry land, the elder went her own way. Love, realizing
how much he owed the elder asked Knowledge, another elder, "Who helped me?"
"It was Time," Knowledge answered. "Time?" asked Love. "But why did Time
help me?"
Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered, "Because only Time is capable
of understanding how much Love is worth saving."
~ Author Unknown