Things are not always what they seem

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Two travelling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was rude and refused to let the angels stays in the mansion's guestroom. Instead, the angels were given a small place in the cold basement. As thay made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole on the wall and repaired it. When the angel asked why, the older angel replied, "Things aren't always what they seem."The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor family, but very hospitable farmer and his wife. After sharing what little food they had, the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good night's rest. When the sun came up the next morning, the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears. Their only cow, whose milk had been their sole source of income, lay dead in the field. The younger angel was infuriated and asked the older angel: "How could you let this happen? The man had everything, yet you helped him," she accused. "The second family had little but was willing to share everything, and you let their cow die.""Things aren't always what they seem," the older angel replied. "When we stayed in the basement of the mansion, I notices there was gold stored in that hole on the wall. Since the owner was so obssesd with greed and unwillingness to share his good fortune, I sealed the wall so he would'nt find it." "Then last night as we slept in the farmer's bed, the angel of death came for his wife. I gave him the cow instead. Things aren't always what they seem."Sometimes that is exactly what happens when thing's don't turn out the way they should. If you have faith, you just need to trust that every outcome is always to your advantage. You might not know it until some time later...