In a time when the family was not threatened by any form of cohabitation were two families: one of these families was rich, very rich and lived in the unbridled luxury, in a house big and majestic. A side was a poor family financially but rich in moral values. Every day were lifted early in the morning to be able to go to work the fields. On the other hand was their source of livelihood principal, and it is also right to work: they were employees of the wealthy family that lived in the waste than ever. In the evening there was no television in the small house, they were very happy and loved to gather together to recite the Holy Rosary to the Virgin Mary to protect them. Reigned units.
The other house was silent: he spoke on TV. Everyone was on the sidelines: reigning division. On Sunday they were, both families used to go to mass. The beggars sat last row and, though poor, gave him something at the offertory, the gentlemen back (to the first banks to be noticed) does indeed yielded nothing, they used to "sing" on the great Church
\u0026lt;\u0026lt;Did you see the golden chasuble the priest was wearing today? Here's what happens to our money! Why not give them to the poor?>>.
\u0026lt;\u0026lt;Ve it worry you just wasted all that and più?>> used to answer the poor. The rich do not you paid attention that much, moreover, had things more important to do. The family grew, so one day the sons of the rich as they rode away with the money of his father. She had come to light that the division had been maintained for many years in the family. The children went abroad and came to Italy, always wasting his money.
In poverty there is the wealth of values \u200b\u200b used to comment on the father of the other family, the one without material wealth. It happened that the first of three sons decided to marry his girlfriend, she was a simple girl and loved each other like two lovebirds. A child was born, but died shortly after time husband and wife. The child grew up with grandparents, he became very wise. The second daughter, Instead, he decided to devote himself to the Lord, took the habit to become a member of a large family. But that changed a lot was this: the third son fell in love with the daughter of a wealthy family who was a dissolute. Nevertheless gently managed to change it, they married and lived together.
After many years, the children scattered around the world gathered at the bedside of her father dying. Before you leave:
\u0026lt;\u0026lt;Figli miei, leave you>>
\u0026lt;\u0026lt;Quanto?>>
Their hearts were hardened because of wealth, no longer believed in the values \u200b\u200bof love. Moreover, when two are in love do not need to seek forms of cohabitation: the divorce has already been a knife. While the body was brought to the church's two sons were quarreling over the inheritance. The police came and arrested them and seized everything. Even more respect for those who had put them in the world were too great wealth. Even beggars were now in front at the bedside of his dying father. The sister (ie the daughter) was assisting him. The other sons and his grandson watched with tears in his eyes were filled with tears of sincere love. The father died and she dressed in poverty because they were full of poverty. After the funeral his father was buried in the cemetery but the grave is very simple and inexpensive, because those were his last wishes to be put into a common grave after the 5-year period to stay underground. He said it was equal to all.
The priest of that country was very shaken by the teaching of this family and sold all holding the chasuble stole, everything that had value and that it was not necessary for the normal functioning ministry, putting in practice the teaching of Jesus when he said:
\u0026lt;\u0026lt;Do not be more than one coat and if you have more than one Daten those who do not have>>. He made a vow of poverty and when people gave him money he said: \u0026lt;\u0026lt;There are poor people out there. Daten they need it most>>.
The poverty of spirit leads to holiness. Take care of the poor because one day we will be judged by God not waste money on things that do not serve, the important thing is to live and let others live.
Alfonso Piscitelli
AD 2008
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