Saturday, March 2, 2013

Parable Twenty One - Parables of Steel by Robert Dean Steel


Parable Twenty One.

   There was a rich man who had two sons.  He decided that he would test each one to see who would be worthy of inheriting the bulk of his fortune.  The father hired a man to portray a beggar and come to the estate for help.
   The Father pretended to leave on a trip and he left the responsibility of the estate to his two sons.  The beggar in disguise arrived and approached the oldest son for help.  The oldest son treated the beggar harshly and contempt.  He had the beggar driven off the property with a warning to never come back.
   The next day the beggar in disguise came back and was greeted by the youngest son.  The beggar was treated kindly, given clothing, a meal and a small pack sack with essentials to help him.
   When the Father returned he called his sons to him.  He gave the youngest son the bulk of the inheritance.  When questioned by his oldest son on why, with tears in his eyes he replied, "I taught you to love, be kind and treat others with respect and when you were given the opportunity you did not.  Your brother did."
   What you do to others when there is no one around and there is no benefit for you is real love.  

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