Love
Once upon the time there was an island where all the feeling (virtues) lived:
Happiness, sadness, knowledge, and all the others, including Love.
One day it was announced to all the virtues that the
island was going to sink to the bottom ocean. So all
the virtues prepared their boats to leave. Love was
the only one that stayed. She wanted to preserve
the island until the possible moment. The island
stated to sink: slowly, gradually, inch by inch, taking
everything under the water.
When the island was almost totally under, Love
decided that it was time to leave.
She began looking for someone to ask for help. Just
then Richness was passing by in a grand boat.
Love asked: "Richness, can I come with you on
your boat?"
Richness answered, "I am sorry, but there is a lot of silver and gold on my boat and there
would be no room for you anywhere."
Vanity was passing in a beautiful vessel. Love decided to ask Vanity for help.
Love cried out, "Vanity, help me please!"
"I can't help you," said Vanity, "you are all wet and you'll damage my beautiful vessel."
Next Love saw Sadness passing by.
Love said, "Sadness, please let me go with you."
Sadness answered, "Love, I'm sorry. I just need to be alone now."
Then Love saw Happiness.
Love cried out, "Happiness, please take me with you."
Happiness was so overjoyed that he didn't hear Love calling to him. Love began
to cry. Just then she heard a voice say, "Come Love! I will take you with me." It was an
Elder.Love felt so blessed and overjoyed that she forgot to ask the Elder his name.
When they arrived on the land, the Elder went on his way. Then Love realized how much she
owed the Elder.
On the land, Love met Knowledge and asked him, "who was it that helped me?"
Knowledge answered, "It was TIME."
"But why did Time help me when no one else would?" Love asked.
Knowledge smiled and with a deep wisdom and sincerity answered:
Only TIME is capable of understanding how great LOVE is.