Honey, I will leave the
house: I will travel faraway, get a job and work hard in order to come back and
give you the comfortable life that you deserve. I do not know how long I will
stay away, I only ask one thing, please wait for me, and while I am away, you
should be faithful to me, because I will be faithful to you. His wife agreed,
so the young man left. He walked many days until he found a farmer who was in
need of someone to help him. The young man offered his services. He was
accepted. Therefore he discussed the terms with his boss:
Let me work for as long as I
want and when I think I should go home, please relieve me of my duties. I do
not want to receive my salary. I ask you to save it for me, until the day I
leave. The day I decide to go, please give me the money and I will go my way.
They agreed on that. So, the young man worked for twenty years without holiday
and without rest. After twenty years, he came to his boss and said:
Boss, I want my money, because I am returning
to my home. The boss replied:
All right, after all, I made
a deal with you and I will stick to it. However, before you go I want to offer
you something new: I will give you all your money and send you away; or I will
give you 3 pieces of advice and send you away. If I give you money, you lose
the 3 pieces of advice. If I give you the 3 pieces of advice, you lose the money.
Now, go to your room and think about your answer. He thought for two days. Then
he went to the boss and told him:
I want the 3 pieces of
advice. The boss stressed again, if I give you the 3 pieces of advice, I will
not give you the money, and the man replied:
I want the 3 pieces of advice. The boss then
told him:
No. 1: Never take shortcuts in your life,
shorter and unknown paths can cost your life. No. 2: Never be too curious, for
curiosity towards evil can be deadly. No. 3: Never make decisions in moments of
anger or pain, because when you repent, it could be too late. After giving
these 3 pieces of advice, the boss said to him:
Here, you have 3 loaves of
bread, 2 are for you to eat during the journey and the last is for you to eat
with your wife when you get home. So, the man went his way, after twenty years
away from home and from his wife, whom he loved so much. After the first day of
travel, he found a man who greeted him and asked:
Where are you going? He
replied:
To a distant place which is about 20 days away
if I continue walking. The man said to him:
Oh ' boy, this path is too
long! I know a shortcut that is very safe and you will arrive in 5 days only.
The man began to follow the path suggested until he remembered the first piece
of advice. Then, he returned and followed the long path. Days later he learned
that the shortcut led to an ambush.
After a few more days of travel, he found an
inn by the roadside, where he could rest. He paid for a room and after taking a
bath he lay down to sleep. During the night he woke up as he heard a terrifying
scream. He rose to his feet and went to the door to check what happened. As he
was opening the door, he remembered the second piece of advice. Therefore he
returned, lay down again and slept. At dawn, after breakfast, the owner of the
lodging asked him if he had not heard the scream at night. He affirmed that he
heard. Then, the host said:
Were you not curious to see what happened? And
he replied:
No, I was not. Then the host
said:
You are the first guest to leave this inn
alive. My neighbour is completely crazy. He usually shouts at night to call
someone’s attention. When some of the guests come out, he kills them and buries
their bodies in the backyard. The man continued his long journey, eager to
arrive soon.
After many days and nights
walking, he was very tired, but he finally saw his house far away. It was
night. He saw some light coming out of the window of his house and was able to
see the silhouette of his wife. But he also saw that she was not alone. He came
closer and saw there was a man with her. She softly caressed his hair. When he
saw that scene, his heart was filled with hatred and bitterness. He decided to
rush at and kill them both mercilessly. However, he took a deep breath and he
remembered the third piece of advice. Then he stopped, reflected and decided to
sleep outside that night. He slept in the midst of the bushes, determined to
make a decision the next day. At dawn, he was calmer and thought:
I will not kill my wife and her lover. I am
going back to my boss to ask him to take me back. But before I go, I want to
tell my wife that I have always been faithful to her.
He went to the front door and
knocked. When his wife opened the door and recognized him, she cried and
embraced him warmly. He tried to push her away, but he
was not able. Then, with tears in his eyes he
told her:
I was faithful to you but you betrayed me.
She was shocked, so she
replied:
How did I betray you? I have never betrayed
you. I waited patiently for you for twenty good years. Then he asked:
How about the man that you were caressing
yesterday? And she said:
That man is your son. When you left, I
discovered I was pregnant. Today he is twenty years old. Hearing that, the man
asked her forgiveness. He met and hugged his son. Then he told them all the
things he had experienced while away. Meanwhile, his wife prepared some coffee
for them to eat together, the last bread given by his boss. After a prayer of
thanksgiving, he broke the bread. When he looked at it, he found all his money
inside. In fact, there was even more than the right payment for his dedication
and hard work. Our God is like this Boss when He asks us to make a sacrifice,
He wants to give us more than what we give Him. He wants usto have His unique
wisdom as well as the material blessings... I have read this post and it
blessed me. I copied it so you can also share with others... GOD is Really Good
and Faithful...
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