THINGS AREN'T ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM

> > 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 their bed on the
> > hard floor, the older angel saw a
> > hole in the wall and repaired it.
> >
> > When the younger angel asked why,
> > the older angel replied,
> > "Things aren't always what they
> > seem."
> >
> > The next night the pair came to
> > rest at the house of a very
> > poor, but very hospitable farmer
> > and his wife. After sharing
> > what little food they had the
> > couple let the angels sleep in their
> > 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. Their
> > only cow, whose milk had been their sole
> > income, lay dead in the field.
> >
> > The younger angel was infuriated
> > and asked the older angel how
> > could you have 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
> > aren't always what they seem,"
> > the older angel replied.
> >
> > "When we stayed in the basement of
> > the mansion, I noticed there
> > was gold stored in that 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 wouldn'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 aren't always what 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 some time later...

(sorry bout the > but im t oo lazy to take em out!!! hahahah! )

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