Once upon a time there was an island where all feelings
lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the
others, including Love. One day it was announced 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 to ask for
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 not 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." Vanity answered.
Sadness was close by so Love asked for help. "Sadness,
let me go with you." Love pleaded. Vanity replied, "Oh,
Love, I am so sad that I need to be by myself!"
Happiness passed by Love, too, but she was so happy
that she did not even hear when Love called her!
Suddenly a voice said, "Come, Love, I will take you!"
It was an elder of Love. Love felt so blessed and
overjoyed that he even forgot to ask the elder her
name. When they arrived on 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 with Time and Wisdom are you capable of
understanding how great Love is."
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