A favorite story of mine…
One of my favorite stories bears repeating from a 2017 post of mine!
Two brothers grew up and worked together on the family farm. One married and had a large family. The other was single. At the day’s end, the brothers shared everything equally, produce and profit.
Then one day the single brother said to himself, “It’s not right that we should share equally the produce and the profit. I’m alone and my needs are simple.”
So each night he took a sack of grain from his bin and crept across the field between their houses, dumping it into his brother’s bin.
Meanwhile, the married brother said to himself, “It’s not right that we should share the produce and the profit equally. After all, I’m married and I have my wife and children to look after me in the years to come. My brother has no one, and no one to take care of his future.” So each night he took a sack of grain and dumped it into his single brother’s bin.
Both men were puzzled for years because their supply of grain never dwindled. Then one dark night the two brothers bumped into each other. Slowly it dawned on them what was happening. They dropped their sacks and embraced on another.
author unknown, from A 2nd Helping of Chicken Soup
This season reminds us to be grateful for all the large and small gifts that we were born with and all those we have acquired through our life so far.
And the greatest gift is the love that we feel and share as these two brothers did!
How can we show OUR love in action this season?