Will anyone of your four wives follow.......

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>Will anyone of your four wives follow?

> (source courtesy: inetindinchild)

> There was a rich merchant who had 4 wives. He

> loved the 4th wife the most and adorned her with

> rich robes and treated her to delicacies. He 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 and tide him

> through difficult times.

> 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 and although she loved

> him deeply, he hardly took notice of her.

> One day, the merchant fell ill. Before long, he

> knew that he was going to die soon. He thought of

> his luxurious life and told himself, " Now I have 4

> wives with me. But when I die, I'll be alone. How

> lonely I'll be! "

> Thus, he asked the 4th wife, " I loved you most,

> endowed you with the finest clothing and showered

> great care over you. 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 answer cut like a sharp knife right into the

> merchant's heart. 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 answer

> came like a bolt of thunder and 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. She

> was so skinny, almost like she suffered from

> malnutrition. 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.

> Guess what? It is actually the only thing that

> follows us wherever we go. Perhaps it's a good idea

> to cultivate and strengthen it now rather than to

> wait until we're on our deathbed to lament

 

 

 

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