Love and Time

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 by Love
in a grand boat.
Love said,
"Richness, can
you take me
with you?"
Richness
answered, "No, I
can't. 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 can't 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 Love,
too, 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 an elder. So
blessed and
overjoyed, Love
even forgot to
ask the elder
where they were
going. When
they arrived at
dry land, the
elder went her
own way.
Realizing how
much was owed
the elder,
Love asked
Knowledge,
another elder,
"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."