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 guestroom. Instead,
the angels were given a 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 every-
thing, and you let their 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 farmer's bed,
the angel of death came for his wife. I
gave her the cow instead. Things aren't
always what they seem."
Sometimes this 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.
~ Author Unknown ~
