Monday, May 17, 2010

What you do to others will be done to you

A very nice story to share.

Once upon a time in China, a girl named Li-Li got married & went to love with her husband and mother-in-law. In a very short time, Li-Li found that she couldn't get along with her mother-in-law at all. Their personalities were very different, and Li-Li was angered by many of her mother-in-law's habits. In addition, she criticized Li-Li constantly.

Day passed, and weeks passed. Li-Li and her mother-in-law never stopped arguing and fighting. But what made the situation even worst was that, according to ancient Chinese tradition, Li-Li had to bow to her mother-in-law and obey her every wish. All the anger and unhappiness in the house was causing Li-Li's poor husband great distress.

Finally, Li-Li could not stand her mother-in-law's bad temper and dictatorship any longer, and she decided to do something about it. Li-Li went to see her father's good friend, Mr Huang, who sold herbs. She told him the situation and asked if he would give her some poison so that she could resolve the problem once and for all.

Therefore, I have given you a number of herbs that will slowly build up poison in her body. Every other day prepare some delicious meal and put a little of there herbs in her serving. Now, in order to make sure that nobody suspect you, when she dies, you must be very careful to act very friendly towards her. "Dont argue with her, obey her every wish, and treat her like a queen." Li-Li was so happy.

She thanked Mr Huang and hurried home to start her plot of murdering her mother-in-law. She remembered what Mr Huang had said about avoiding suspicion, so she controlled her temper, obeyed her mother-in-law, and treated her like her own mother.

After six months had passed, the whole household had changed. Li-Lu had practised controlling her temper so much so that she almost never got mad or upset. She hadn't had an argument with her mother-in-law in six months because she now seemed much kinder and easier to get along with.

The mother-in-law's attitude toward Li-Li changed, and she began to love Li-Li like her own daughter. She kept telling friends and relatives that Li-Li was the best daughter-in-law one could ever find. Li-Li and her mother-in-law were now treating each other like a real mother and daughter.

Li-Li husband was very happy to see what was happening.

One day, Li-Li come to see Mr Huang and asked for his help again. She said, "Dear Mr Huang, please help me to keep off the poison from killing my mother-in-law. She's changed into such a nice woman, and I love her like my own mother. I do not want her to die because of the poison I gave her."

Mr Huang smiled and nodded his head. "Li-Li, there's nothing to worry about. I never gave you any poison. The herbs I gave you were vitamins to improve her health. The only poison was in your mind anf your attitude toward her, but that has been all washed away by the love which you gave to her."


HAVE YOU REALIZED that:

how you treat others is exactly how they will treat you?

i get this story from one counselor. hope we can share it together for our own goods

There is a wise Chinese saying,

"The person who loves others will also be loved in return."

"God might be trying to work in another person's life through you"


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