Spoon feeding....

I got this in an email today.... I know its religious.... but I think it contains a good point....
...something along the lines that the way we experience the world, and our level of happiness, often comes down to how willing we are to share of ourselves with others...
when we give our love and care to others, rather than lock it up and protect it like a precious jewel in a safe, so we receive in return riches that would overflow and bury that lonely little safe...

Mother Theresa said...
"I have found that the paradox is that if you love til it hurts then there can be no more hurt, only more love"....

I hope you like the story...

A holy man was having a conversation with the Lord one day and said, 'Lord, I would like to know what Heaven and Hell are like.'
The Lord led the holy man to two doors.
He opened one of the doors and the holy man looked in. In the middle of the room was a large round table. In the middle of the table was a large pot of stew, which smelled delicious and made the holy man's mouth water.
The people sitting around the table were thin and sickly. They appeared to be famished. They were holding spoons with very long handles that were strapped to their arms and each found it possible to reach into the pot of stew and take a spoonful.
But because the handle was longer than their arms, they could not get the spoons back into their mouths.
The holy man shuddered at the sight of their misery and suffering.
The Lord said, 'You have seen Hell.'
They went to the next room and opened the door. It was exactly the same as the first one. There was the large round table with the large pot of stew.
which made the holy man's mouth water. The people were equipped with the same long-handled spoons, but here the people were well nourished and plump, laughing and talking. The holy man said, 'I don't understand.'
It is simple,' said the Lord. 'It requires but one skill. You see they have learned to feed each other, while the greedy think only of themselves.'