A "Love" Story

A beautiful story, a friend shared..

Once upon a time there was an island where all the
feelings lived - happiness, sadness, knowledge, and
all the others, including love.

One day it was announced to all of the feelings that
the island was going to sink to the bottom of the
ocean. So all the feelings prepared their boats to
leave. Love was the only one that stayed. She wanted
to preserve the island paradise until the last
possible moment. When the island was almost under,
love decided 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'm sorry, but
there is a lot of silver and gold on my boat and there
would be no room for you anywhere."

Then Love decided to ask Vanity for help who was
passing in a beautiful vessel. Love cried but,
"Vanity, help me please." "I can't help you",
Vanity said, " You are all wet and will damage my
beautiful boat."

Next, Love saw Sadness passing by. Love said, "
Sadness, please let me go with you." Sadness answered,
"Love, I'm sorry, but, I just need to be
alone now."

Then, Love saw Happiness. Love cried out, " Happiness,
please take me with you." But Happiness was so
overjoyed that he didn't hear Love calling
to him.

Love began to cry. 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
land the elder went on his way.

Love realized how much she owed the elder. Love then
found Knowledge and asked, "Who was it that helped
me?"

"It was Time", Knowledge answered. "But why did Time
help me when no one else would?", Love asked.

Knowledge smiled and with deep wisdom and
sincerity, answered, "Because only Time is capable of
understanding how great Love is."