Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family.
The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the mansion's guest room;
instead the angels were given a small space in the cold basement: As they made their
bed on the hard floor,the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it.When the
younger angel asked why,the older angel replied,"Things aren't always what they seemed".
The next night the two angels came to rest at the house of a very poor,but 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;the only cow whose milk had been their sole income,lay
dead in the field. THE younger angel was infuriated and asked the older angel,how could you
have let this happen? The first man had everything yet you helped him;she accused.
The second family had little and was willing to share everything,yet you let the cow die.
"Things aren't always what they seem,the older angel replied. When we stayed in the basement
of the mansion I noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall;Since the owner was so
obsessed with greed and unwilling to share his good fortune,I sealed the wall so he wouldn't find it.
Then last night as we slept in the farmers bed the angel of death came for his wife but i gave him
the cow instead. YOU SEE "things aren't always what they seem"