> > A BEAUTIFUL STORY: > > A woman came out of her house and saw 3 old men with long white beards > sitting in her front yard.She did not recognize them. She said "I don't > think I know you, but you must be hungry. Please come in and have something to eat." > 有位妇人走到屋外,看见前院坐着三位有着长白胡须的老人。她并不认识他们。于是 > 说: "我想我并不认识你们,不过你们应该饿了,请进来吃点东西吧。" > > "Is the man of the house home?", they asked. > "家里的男主人在吗?" 老人们问。 > > "No", she said. "He's out." > "不在" 妇人说: "他出去了。" > > "Then we cannot come in," they replied. > "那我们不能进去。" 老人们回答说。 > > In the evening when her husband came home, she told him what had happened. > 傍晚当她的丈夫回家后,妇人告诉丈夫事情的经过。 > > "Go tell them I am home and invite them in!" > "去告诉他们我在家里了,并邀请他们进来!" > > The woman went out and invited the men in. > 妇人走出去邀请三位老人进屋内。 > > "We do not go into a House together," they replied. > "我们不可以一起进去一个房屋内。" 老人们回答说。 > > "Why is that?" she wanted to know. > "为什么呢?" 妇人想要了解。 > > One of the old men explained: "His name is Wealth, " he said pointing to one of his friends, and said pointing to another one, "He is Success, and I am Love." Then he added, "Now go in and discuss with your husband which one of us you want in your home." > 其中一位老人解释说: "他的名字是财富。" 指着他的一位朋友说。 > 然后又指着另外一位说: "他是成功,而我是爱。" > 接着又补充说: "妳现在进去跟妳丈夫讨论看看,要我们其中的哪一位到你们的家 里。 > "The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband was > overjoyed. > "How nice!!," he said. "Since that is the case, let us invite Wealth. Let > him come and fill our home with wealth!" > 妇人进去告诉她丈夫刚刚谈话的内容。她丈夫非常高兴的的说: "原来是这么一回事 > 啊!让我们邀请财富进来!" > > His wife disagreed. "My dear, why don't we invite Success?" > 妇人并不同意,说到「亲爱的,我们何不邀请成功进来呢?」 > > Their daughter-in-law was listening from the other corner of the house.She > jumped in with her own suggestion: "Would it not be better to invite Love? > Our home will then be filled with love!" > 他们的媳妇在屋内的另一个角落聆听他们谈话。并插进自己的建议「我们邀请爱进来 不是更好吗?」 > > "Let us heed our daughter-in-law's advice," said the husband to his wife. > "Go out and invite Love to be our guest." > 丈夫对其太太讲「就让我们照着媳妇的意见吧!」「快去请爱来作客。」 > > The woman went out and asked the 3 old men, "Which one of you is Love? > Please come in and be our guest." > 妇人到屋外问那三位老者「请问哪位是爱?」 > > Love got up and started walking toward the house. The other 2 also got up > and followed him.Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Success:"I only > invited Love, Why are you coming in?" > 爱起身朝屋子走去。另外二者也跟着他一起。妇人惊讶地问财富和成功:「我只邀请 > 爱,怎么连你们也一道来了呢?」 > > The old men replied together: "If you had invited Wealth or Success, the > other two of us would've stayed out, but since you invited Love, wherever he goes, we go with him. Wherever there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!!!!!!" > 老者齐声回答:「如果你邀请的是财富或成功,任一另外二人都不会跟进,而你邀请 爱 > 的话,那么无论爱走到哪,我们都会跟随。那儿有爱,那儿就有财富和成功。」 > > > > > OUR WISH FOR YOU... > 对你的祝福... > > Where there is pain, we wish you peace and mercy. Where there is > self-doubting, we wish you a renewed confidence in Your Ability to work > through them. > 当你感到痛苦时,祝福你得到平静和慈悲。当你对自己感到怀疑时,祝福你重新找回 对自己能力的信心并奋力开创新局。 > > > Where there is tiredness, or exhaustion, we wish you understanding, > patience, and renewed strength. > 当你感到倦怠和疲惫,祝福你能够体谅、忍耐并重新获得力量。 > > Where there is fear, we wish you love, and courage. > 当你感到恐惧,祝福你得到爱和勇气。 > > You have two choices right now: > 现在你有两个选择: > > > 1. Delete this, or... > 删除此文章K. > > 2. Invite love by sharing this story with all the people you care about. > 用爱分享此文章给所有你关怀的朋友 > > > I hope you will choose #2. > 希望你选2 > > I did. > 我就是如此 > > >Zhongjia >
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