The King and His Four Wives

Let me share a story that I have read. I hope you can learn a lesson from it. It is called The King and his four wives.

A long time ago, in a very far away land, there was a grandiose palace built in a mountain with huge walls. In that palace lives a King with his four beautiful wives.

Among the four, the fourth wife was most loved by the king. He spends so much money to buy her elegant clothes, pieces of jewelry, diamonds, and anything that his fourth wife wants.

Same with the third wife. The King is very proud of her. He introduces her to all the people in his kingdom. Take her to the most beautiful places. Walk her to the finest sands on beaches within their kingdom.

The second wife is also much loved by the king. The second wife is thoughtful. She takes care of all the things that the King needed. She is always there for the King in times of troubles and struggles in life.

But the king was indifferent to his first wife. He pays less attention to her. The first wife takes care of their palace, do his paperwork, and all other things for the king.

One day, the king suddenly feels ill. Even his doctors cannot cure his illness. Then the king realizes that no matter how wealthy he was, he cannot take his wealth with him when he dies.

He calls for his fourth wife. He told her " I have loved you dearly. Gave you every riches in the world. Now that I'm dying, will you come with me to the afterlife?" The fourth wife replied, " No! I will not go with you!" and then left. The King feels sad about what he heard from his fourth wife.

Then he asks for his third wife. He asked the same question but the third wife said, No!, I will not go with you. Life is so beautiful. If you'll die, I will remarry and live a happy life. The King feels like he was being struck by a lightning from what he heard.

Then he calls for his second wife. He said, "You are with me in every trouble that I had in my palace. You help me and guide me in every decision that I make. Now that I am facing a big problem, will you still be with me to solve this problem?". The second wife replied, " No, I have done my part as your wife. The only thing that I can do for you is to mourn, and to prepare your burial."

Everyone from that room becomes speechless even the king himself.

Suddenly, they hear a voice whispering to the king.

"I will go with you, follow you even in after-life."

The King slowly opens his eyes and saw his first wife. He saw that she just looks ordinary and not a queen. He realized that he neglects his duty as a husband to his first wife. From that moment, tears slowly running down his eyes.

"I should have treated you nicely. Give you everything that you need and take good care of you while I was still young and healthy."

From what you have read, what 
lesson have you learned?

Did you know that each one of us has four wives?

The fourth wife is our body. We buy clothes, pieces of jewelry, makeup, and everything that would make us look good. But we cannot take all of it once we die.

Our third wife is our riches or belongings. Houses, vehicles that we own, money, and every material thing that we cherish like, cellphones and gadgets. But like our fourth wife, we cannot take it when we die.

The second wife is our family or loved ones. They are always there to guide us and help us in times of trouble. Like in the story, the only thing that they can do is to prepare our burial and mourn.

Our first wife is our soul. In life, we tend to forget to replenish our spiritual being. We always prioritize material things that could give us happiness. But our soul will always be there from the moment that we were born until the moment that we die.

There is nothing wrong that we enjoy life. There is nothing wrong to become rich, enjoy everything that we have because that is given to us by our God. But let us also not forget our soul. Always pray, ask for forgiveness, repent, and learn the word of God.

Our first wife is the reason why we have our three wives.

@damelindz

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