The Begger King..  Once there was a time, according to legend, when a king who had no son ruled Ireland. The king sent out his couriers to post notices in all the towns of his realm. The notices advised that every qualified young man should apply for an interview with the king as a possible successor to the throne.
However, all such candidates must have these two qualifications: They must (1) love God and (2) love their fellow human beings.
The Young man about whom this legend centers saw a notice and reflected that he loved God and, also, his neighbors. One thing stopped him; he was so poor that he had no clothes that would be presentable in the sight of the king. Nor did he have the funds to buy provisions for the long journey to the castle.
Therefore, the young man begged here, and borrowed there, finally managing to scrounge enough money for the appropriate clothes and the necessary supplies.
Properly attired and well suited, the young man set out on his quest, and had almost completed the journey when he came upon a poor beggar by the side of the road. The beggar sat trembling, clad only in tattered rags.
His extended arms pleaded for help. His weak voice croaked, "I'm hungry and cold. Please help me… please?"
The young man was so moved by the beggar's need that he immediately stripped off his new clothes and put on the tattered threads of the beggar. Without a second thought, he gave the beggar all his provision as well.
Then, somewhat hesitantly, he continued his journey to the castle dressed in the rags of the beggar, lacking provisions for his return trek home. Upon his arrival at the castle, a king's attendant showed him in to the great hall. After a brief respite to clean off the journey's grime, he was finally… read continue… |
| |
--
if you find this message in your spam folder. please tick this massage as not spam so you will be able to receive our daily mails normally.
---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Group. For more options, visit your group page at https://groups.google.com/
--
if you find this message in your spam folder. please tick this massage as not spam so you will be able to receive our daily mails normally.
**********************************
Note : we do not remove any copyright logos or watermarks or we don't claimed to own any picture, art or cartoon in our emails. if you find anything wrong please contact the owner. thank you
------
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "funlok.com" group.
To unsubscribe from this group, send email to funlok-unsubscribe@googlegroups.com
For more options, visit this group at
http://groups.google.com/group/funlok
