How great is Love.

Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived together: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, Richness, Vanity, and all others, including Love. One day it was announced to all the feelings that the island was going to sink to the bottom of the ocean. So all the feelings prepared their boats to leave. Love was the only one that stayed. She wanted to preserve the island paradise until the last possible moment. When the island was almost totally under, Love decided it was time to leave. She began looking for someone to ask for help.

Just then Richness was passing by in a grand boat. Love asked: “Richness, can I come with you on your boat?” Richness answered, “I’m sorry, but there is a lot of silver and gold on my boat and there would be no room for you anywhere.” Then Love decided to ask Vanity for help who was passing in a beautiful vessel. “Vanity, help me, please!” Love cried out. “I can’t help you,” Vanity said, “you are all wet and will damage my beautiful boat.” Next Love saw Sadness passing by. Love said, “Sadness, please let me go with you.” Sadness answered emotionally “Love, I’m sorry, but I need to be alone now.” Then, Love saw Happiness. Love cried out, “Happiness, please take me with you.” But happiness was so overjoyed that he didn’t hear Love calling to him.

Love began t cry. Then she heard a voice say, “Come, Love, I will take you with me.” Love felt so blessed and overjoyed that she forgot to ask for his name. When they arrived on land, the other boat went on his way. Love realized how much she owed him. Love then found Knowledge and asked, “Who was it that helped me?” Knowledge answered “It was Time.” “But why did Time help me when no one else would?” asked Love. Knowledge smiled and with deep wisdom and sincerity, answered, “Because only Time is capable of understanding how great Love is.”