raihana
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wondered reading this story but i thought i should share, so if you read through to the end.................then you will find the moral of the story, quite interesting.
i apologize if i have offened anyone.
A long time ago in China , a girl named Li-Li got married & went to live
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. Days passed, and
weeks passed. Li-Li and her other-in-law never stopped arguing and
fighting. But what made the situation even worse 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 solve the problem once and for
all.Mr. Huang thought for a while, and finally said, "Li-Li, I will help
you solve your problem, but you must listen to me and obey what I tell
you."Li-Li said, "Yes, Mr. Huang, I will do whatever you tell me to do."
Mr. Huang went into the back room, and returned in a few minutes with a
package of herbs. He told Li-Li, "You can't use a quick-acting poison to
get rid of your mother-in-law, because that would cause people to become
suspicious. 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 these herbs in her serving. Now, in order to make sure
that nobody suspects you, when she dies, you must be very careful to act
very friendly towards her. "Don't 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. Weeks went
by, and months went by, and every other day, Li-Li served the specially
treated food to 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-Li had practiced controlling
her temper so much that she found 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's husband was
very happy to see what was happening. One day, Li-Li came to see Mr. Huang
and asked for his help again She said, "Dear Mr. Huang, please help me to
keep 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 and 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? 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.
POWER OF LOVE.
."A candle loses nothing if it is used to light another one"
wondered reading this story but i thought i should share, so if you read through to the end.................then you will find the moral of the story, quite interesting.
i apologize if i have offened anyone.
A long time ago in China , a girl named Li-Li got married & went to live
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. Days passed, and
weeks passed. Li-Li and her other-in-law never stopped arguing and
fighting. But what made the situation even worse 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 solve the problem once and for
all.Mr. Huang thought for a while, and finally said, "Li-Li, I will help
you solve your problem, but you must listen to me and obey what I tell
you."Li-Li said, "Yes, Mr. Huang, I will do whatever you tell me to do."
Mr. Huang went into the back room, and returned in a few minutes with a
package of herbs. He told Li-Li, "You can't use a quick-acting poison to
get rid of your mother-in-law, because that would cause people to become
suspicious. 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 these herbs in her serving. Now, in order to make sure
that nobody suspects you, when she dies, you must be very careful to act
very friendly towards her. "Don't 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. Weeks went
by, and months went by, and every other day, Li-Li served the specially
treated food to 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-Li had practiced controlling
her temper so much that she found 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's husband was
very happy to see what was happening. One day, Li-Li came to see Mr. Huang
and asked for his help again She said, "Dear Mr. Huang, please help me to
keep 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 and 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? 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.
POWER OF LOVE.
."A candle loses nothing if it is used to light another one"
