Time Understands Love

Once upon a time there was an island where all the
feelings lived; Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and
all the others......, including Love. One day it
was announced to all of 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 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." Then

Love decided to ask Vanity for help who was passing
in a beautiful vessel. Love cried out, "Vanity, help
me please." 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, "Love,
I'm sorry, but, I just 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 to cry. Then, she heard a voice say, "Come
Love, I will take you with me." It was an elder. Love
felt so blessed and overjoyed that she forgot to ask
the elder his name. When they arri ved on land the
elder went on his way. Love realized how much she

owed the elder. Love then found Knowledge and asked,
"Who was it that helped me?" "It was Time", Knowledge
answered. "But why did Time help me when no one else
would?", Love asked. Knowledge smiled and with deep
wisdom and sincerity, answered, "Because only Time is
capable of understanding how great Love is."