Rejoice all is not lost.

I had a strange discussion yesterday that left me feeling somewhat sad. It was a friend who was telling me of the regrets of past mistakes that were still a burden in the present. Having spent as much time as I have in the last year and more I was very tempted to speak about letting go of the past and grasping the moment.  I walked home and remembered the story of the emotions.

Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others, including Love. One day it was announced to the feelings that the island would sink, so all constructed boats and left.

Except for Love.
Love was the only one who stayed. Love wanted to hold out until the last possible moment. When the island had almost sunk, Love decided to ask for help.


Richness was passing in a grand boat. Love said, "Richness, can you take me with you?"

Richness answered, "No, I cannot. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place here for you."

Love decided to ask Vanity who was also passing by in a beautiful vessel. "Vanity, please help me!"

"I cannot help you, Love. You are all wet and might damage my boat," Vanity answered.

Sadness was close by so Love asked, "Sadness, let me go with you." "Oh . . . Love, I am so sad that I need to be by myself!"

Happiness passed by also but she was so happy that she did not even hear when Love called her.

Suddenly, there was a voice, "Come, Love, I will take you."

It was a wise sage.  So blessed and overjoyed, Love even forgot to ask the sage where they were going. When they arrived at dry land, the sage went her own way.

Realising how much was owed the sage, Love asked Knowledge, another sage, "Who Helped me?"

"It was Time," Knowledge answered.

"Time?" asked Love. "But why did Time help me?"

Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered, "Because only Time is capable of understanding how valuable Love is."

There is a little message in there ponder it and have a great day.