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The 4 Wives! هرکسی چهار همسر دارد
There was a rich merchant who had 4 wives. He loved the 4th wife the most and
took great care of her and gave her nothing but the best.
He also loved the 3rd wife very much. He's very proud of her and always wanted
to show off her to his friends. However, the merchant is always in great fear
that she might run away with some other men.
He too, loved his 2nd wife. She is a very considerate person, always patient and
in fact is the merchant's confidante. Whenever the merchant faced some problems,
he always turned to his 2nd wife and she would always help him out.
Now, the merchant's 1st wife is a very loyal partner and has made great
contributions in maintaining his wealth and business as well as taking care of
the household. However, the merchant did not love the first wife.
One day, the merchant fell ill. Before long, he knew that he was going to die
soon.
Thus, he asked the 4th wife, "I loved you most, endowed you with the finest
clothing . Now that I'm dying, will you follow me and keep me company?" "No
way!" replied the 4th wife and she walked away without another word.
The sad merchant then asked the 3rd wife, "I have loved you so much for all my
life. Now that I'm dying, will you follow me and keep me company?" "No!" replied
the 3rd wife. "Life is so good over here! I'm going to remarry when you die!"
The merchant's heart sank and turned cold.
He then asked the 2nd wife, "I always turned to you for help and you've always
helped me out. Now I need your help again. When I die, will you follow me and
keep me company?" "I'm sorry, I can't help you out this time!" replied the 2nd
wife. "At the very most, I can only send you to your grave."The merchant was
devastated.
Then a voice called out : "I'll leave with you. I'll follow you no matter where
you go." The merchant looked up and there was his first wife. Greatly grieved,
the merchant said, "I should have taken much better care of you while I could
have !"
Actually, we all have 4 wives in our lives
a. The 4th wife is our body. No matter how much time and effort we lavish in
making it look good, it'll leave us when we die.
b. Our 3rd wife ? Our possessions, status and wealth. When we die, they all go
to others.
c. The 2nd wife is our family and friends. No matter how close they had been
there for us when we're alive, the furthest they can stay by us is up to the
grave.
d. The 1st wife is in fact our soul, often neglected in our pursuit of material,
wealth and sensual pleasure.
It is actually the only thing that follows us wherever we go. Perhaps it's a
good idea to cultivate and strengthen it now.
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