Four Wives sent by Mr. Rajen Babu.

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" Four Wives "

 

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 ! "

 

Moral :

 

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