Wealth, Success or Love！

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A woman came out of her house and saw 3 old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She did not recognize them. She said "I don't think I know you, but you must be hungry. Please come in and have something to eat." "Is the man of the house home?" they asked. "No," she said. "He's out." "Then we cannot come in," they replied.. In the evening when her husband came home, she told him what had happened. "Go tell them I am home and invite them in," her husband replied. The woman went out and invited the men in... "We don't go into a house together," they replied. "Why is that?" she wanted to know. One of the old men explained: "His name is Wealth," he said, pointing to one of his friends. And, pointing to another one, he said "He is Success and I am Love." Then he added, "Now, go in and discuss with your husband which one of us you want in your home." The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband was over joyed. "How nice!" he said "Since that is the case, let us invite Wealth; let him come and fill our home with wealth." His wife disagreed. "My dear, why don't we invite Success?" Their daughter-in-law was listening from the other corner of the house. She jumped in with her own suggestion: "Would it not be better to invite Love? Our home will be filled with love." "Let us heed our daughter-in-law's advice," said the husband to his wife. "Go out and invite Love to be our guest." The woman went out and asked the 3 old men, "Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our guest." Love got up and started walking toward the house. The other 2 also got up and followed him. Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Success, "I only invited Love, why are you coming in?" The old men replied together: "If you had invited Wealth or Success the other two of us would've stayed out. But, since you invited Love, wherever he goes, we go with him. Wherever there is Love there is also Wealth and Success!!!!!!" If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 1 Cor. 13:2

marylu

偶然看到这个故事的中文,贴过来分享:))) 有位妇人走到屋外，看见前院坐著三位有著长白胡须的老人。 他并不认识他们。于是说：'我想我并不认识你们，不过你们应该饿了，请进来吃点东西吧。！' '家里的男主人在吗？'老人们问。 '不在'妇人说：'他出去了。' '那我们不能进去。'老人们回答说。 傍晚当她的丈夫回家后，妇人告诉丈夫事情的经过。 '去告诉他们我在家里了，并邀请他们进来！' 妇人走出去邀请三位老人进屋内。 '我们不可以一起进去一个房屋内。'老人们回答说。 '为甚么呢？'妇人想要燎解。 其中一位老人解释说：'他的名字是财富。'指著他的一位朋友说。 然后又指著另外一位说：'他是成功，而我是爱。'接著又补充说： '你现在进去跟你丈夫讨论看看，要我们其中的哪一位到你们的家里。' 妇人进去告诉她丈夫刚刚谈话的内容。她丈夫非常高兴的说： '原来是这么一回事啊！让我们请财富进来！' 妇人并不同意，说到「亲爱的，我们何不邀请成功进来呢？」 他们的媳妇在屋内的另一个角落聆听他们谈话。 并插进自己的建议「我们邀请'爱'进来不是更好吗？」 丈夫对其太太讲「就让我们照著媳妇的意见吧！快去请'爱'来作客。」 妇人到屋外问那三位老者「请问哪位是'爱'？」 爱起身朝屋子走去。另外二者也跟著他一起。妇人惊讶地问财富和成功： 「我只邀请爱，怎么连你们也一道来了呢？」 老者齐声回答：「 如果你邀请的是财富或成功， 任一另外二人都不会跟进，而你邀请爱的话，那么无论爱走到哪， 我们都会跟随。那儿有爱，那儿就有财富和成功。」