There is a heart-warming parable in a cold winter day, Mrs. Chen came out of her house and saw three old men sitting in at the corner trying to warm themselves up. Feeling sorry for these old men, Mrs. Chen said "I don't think I know you, but you must be hungry. Please come in and have something to eat."
"We do not go into a house together," they replied.
"Why is that?" she asked.
The old men explained "We are Wealth, Success, and Love. We can only visit a house alone. You should decide which one of us you want in your home."
The Chens went into a long and difficult decision. Mr. Chen said "Since that is the case, let us invite Wealth. Let him come and fill our home with wealth!"
His wife disagreed. "My dear, why don't we invite Success?" Their 7 years old son jumped in with his own suggestion︰"I like love!"
Taking a look at their little son, Mr. Chen told his wife, "Go out and invite Love to be our guest." Mrs. Chen went out and asked the three old men, "Which one of you is Love? Please come in to be our guest."
Love got up and started walking toward the house. The other two also got up and followed him. Surprised, the Chens asked Wealth and Success "We can only invited Love, right?"
The old men replied together "Haven't you heard it wherever Love goes, Wealth and Success follow."
在嚴寒的冬日,陳太太發現離家不遠處,有三個衣衫藍縷的老人畏縮在牆角相偎取暖。陳太太眼眶一紅,邀請這三位老人家:「我雖然不認識您們,這麼冷的天氣,請進屋吃點東西,暖暖身體!」
老人家說:「我們不能同時進入府上。」陳太太不解,老人說:「我們是:財富、成功、愛。一次只能有一人進入,你們決定邀請哪一位,我們就會進入!」
究竟是要讓家裡充滿財富、成功還是愛,陳家進入冗長的討論。陳先生主張邀請「財富」,陳太太反對:「還是成功比較好豃,在一旁的七歲陳小弟插話:「我喜歡愛!」爸媽看了兒子一眼,毅然決定:「那就請愛進來吧。」
陳太太問道:「請問哪一位是愛,我們想請他進來作客。」「愛」站起來,走進陳家,而其他兩位,譗財富豃和譗成功豃竟然也跟著進來。陳家人大驚:「不是只能選擇一位嗎?」
「喔,你沒聽過嗎?只要有愛的地方,財富及成功一定會跟著來!」三位老人家異口同聲。