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am kind of a sap for posting stuff like this, aren't i?

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From: Jhoanna
Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 6:20 PM

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Parable: On True Love (orig. subj.)

"WHY IS TRUE LOVE SO DIFFICULT TO FIND?"

The old woman sat on the antique rattan rocking chair. Her eyeglasses were
perched precariously on her nose as she concentrated on her sewing chores. A
gentle breeze swept the wisp of whitish hair on her temples.

Beside her sat her teen-age granddaughter. She was like a fresh flower recently
bloomed. Without warning she suddenly blurted out, "Grandmother, why is true
love so difficult to find?"

The old woman with a kindly face stopped sewing and touched her granddaughter's
head affectionately. After a moment, the young girl cuddled closer resting her
head on the old woman's lap.

"Listen and I will tell you why," began the grandmother.

"Many centuries ago, when the world was young, true love existed everywhere. It
was available for the asking. Because of this, and women took true love for
granted so God decided to keep true love."
She stopped and smiled as she gently stroke the young girl's soft tresses.
"God asked a pair of angels to keep true love.

First, they buried true love in the ground. But man and woman easily dug it out.
Next, the angels took true love to the highest mountain. But again man and woman
easily climbed to the top. Then the angels submerged true love in the deepest
sea. Man and woman swam to the bottom of the body of water and with ease
retrieved true love."

"So true love is easy to find," commented the young girl. "For man and woman
will dig, climb and swim."

"Yes, but finally the angels kept true love in the hearts of man and woman.
Since then people have had difficulty searching for true love.
For they look everywhere except in the one place that should keep it."

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