Once a businessman had a
dramatic dream. He was staying in his house with his wife and teen-aged
daughter. In his dream, hearing a knock at the door, he opened the door. Three
old men, with long and grey beards were at the door. They appeared to be
noblemen tired after a long journey. He welcomed them to his house and requested
them to rest and have a drink. They replied that only one of them could be
invited to enter his house and the man had the option to choose the person.
"What are your names?" asked the man to the strange visitors. The
visitors informed that their names were: LOVE,
WEALTH and VICTORY.
The
man was confused and so decided to consult his wife and daughter before
inviting one of them to enter his house. His wife was in favour of 'victory' as
she wanted to be victorious in every facet of life. He personally preferred
'wealth' over the others as his only interest in life was in amassing wealth.
His young daughter argued for welcoming 'love' as she felt that love was the
most important aspect of life. After much argument, they decided to give
preference to the opinion of their daughter. So they invited 'LOVE' into their home.
Immediately
all the three visitors entered their house, together, in a hurry. The man asked
them why they changed their mind and decided to accompany the invited guest.
Then they replied, "If you had invited either wealth or victory, only the
selected one would have entered your house. But because you selected love, all
three of us would gladly enter and bless your home. Where there is true love,
victory and wealth are sure to enter." The man learned a great lesson about
the importance of love from the angels of love, wealth and victory who visited
him in his dream.
St. John, the beloved
disciple of Jesus wrote in the Bible, "My children, our love should not be
just words and talk; it must be true love, which shows itself in action...... God is love and whoever lives in love
lives in union with God and God lives in union with him."
Love is the language that can be heard by
the deaf, seen by the blind and experienced even by the mentally retarded.
We may give without loving; but we cannot love
without giving. Love is giving all we can. Love is like a smile - both have no
value unless given away. Karl Menninger said, "Love cures people - both
the ones who give it and the ones who receive it." Mother Teresa said,
"It is not how much you do, but how much love you put into what you do
that counts."
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© By Dr. Babu Philip, Professor, Cochin University
of Science & Technology, Fine Arts Avenue, Kochi-682016, Kerala, India, Prof. Mrs. Rajamma Babu, Former Professor, St. Dominic's
College, Kanjirappally, Leo. S. John, St. Antony's Public School,
Anakkal, Kanjirappally and Neil John, Maniparambil, Ooriyakunnath,
Kunnumbhagom, Kanjirappally, Kottayam-686507, Kerala, India.
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