Once upon a time all feelings and emotions went to a coastal island for a vacation. According to their nature, each was having a good time. Suddenly, a warning of an impending storm was announced and everyone was advised to evacuate the island.
The announcement caused sudden panic. All rushed to their boats. Even damaged boats were quickly repaired and commissioned for duty.
Yet, Love did not wish to flee quickly. There was so much to do. But as the clouds darkened, Love realised it was time to leave. Alas, there were no boats to spare. Love looked around with hope.
Just then Prosperity passed by in a luxurious boat. Love shouted, “Prosperity, could you please take me in your boat?”
“No,” replied Prosperity, “my boat is full of precious possessions, gold and silver. There is no place for you.”
A little later Vanity came by in a beautiful boat. Again Love shouted, “Could you help me, Vanity? I am stranded and need a lift. Please take me with you.”
Vanity responded haughtily, “No, I cannot take you with me. My boat will get soiled with your muddy feet.”
Sorrow passed by after some time. Again, Love asked for help. But it was to no avail. “No, I cannot take you with me. I am so sad. I want to be by myself.”
When Happiness passed by a few minutes later, Love again called for help. But Happiness was so happy that it did not look around, hardly concerned about anyone.
Love was growing restless and dejected. Just then somebody called out, “Come Love, I will take you with me.” Love did not know who was being so magnanimous, but jumped on to the boat, greatly relieved that she would reach a safe place.
On getting off the boat, Love met Knowledge. Puzzled, Love inquired, “Knowledge, do you know who so generously gave me a lift just when no one else wished to help?”
Knowledge smiled, “Oh, that was Time.”
“And why would Time stop to pick me and take me to safety?” Love wondered.
Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and replied, “Because only Time knows your true greatness and what you are capable of. Only Love can bring peace and great happiness in this world.”
“The important message is that when we are prosperous, we overlook love. When we feel important, we forget love. Even in happiness and sorrow we forget love. Only with time do we realize the importance of love. Why wait that long? Why not make love a part of your life today?”
Author Unknown
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It was a very good story about LOVE….. I like it & I’ll deffinetly respect LOVE in my life.
Where is the moral here?
Love comes with time? maybe.
A wonderful moral for the people who forget love in their daily lives….
Very true story
Love is the greatest gift yet we fail to see that when other feelings take power over us. We just need to take time to feel the love we have
I truly agree with the author. In today’s materialistic world people should realize the value of love.
It’s really true. Only time makes us realize the importance of love.. We are so engrossed in our materialistic life that we forget to value love.
I have respected love but… my love kept refusing me throughout my life….
Such a time what should I do? In such case what will be the MORAL of this story?
Yaaaaaa its absolutely right, I observed this in me also.
Someone said “love is not a heart of life, it’s only a part of life” but we know well that we can’t live without this important part of life.
We are very thankful for these moral stories which show the reality of our life…. thanks a lot.
This really made me think that love really does take time…and we all need it. shame on Prosperity, Vanity, Happiness and Sorrow!
“If you wished to be loved, love and be lovable” -Bejamin Franklin
love is important part of life but does everyone gets true love in life?? It is gift of god but he doesnt bless everyone with this gift.
Love is life, without love life is empty.
You know something? This helped me a lot in my school. Thanks a lot for posting it.
Love is for all living beings…..
It is a blessing of GREAT LORD…..
Love is for one n all……….
ONLY LOVE IS REAL….
Yes Loves come with time.
Because we don’t think what is love in our younger age.
When you get older you are capable to think what is love.
Love is so precious.
We are here in this world only for searching love. Love is equal to God.
It is true for those who don’t realize the value of love and who only think of their interests.
WE ARE HERE FOR A SHORT TIME.SO SPREAD LOVE
“Love looked around with hope.”
What happen to Hope?
Yes, I agree with this. Only time can bring change in love.
I really appriciate the writer of the story. Only time knows love perfectly.
Yes I Agree with the moral completely…very well said
Yup its the fact….. only time knows and tells the importance of love… but till then it’s too late for people to realize love… awesome lines
Nice and meaningful.
Its realy wonderfull story sure i wil respect love
Yeah love is everything and this is my desire to be filled with true love of a true christian.:)
Really a great story & really very deep meaning.
Hey Jmaster,
Maybe hope was wandering around …. well hoping. The beginning of the story just didn’t agree with me. I’m not really the one for once upon a time but I did like the end.
It directly went 2 my heart…
Its realy a nice story
It was a nice story, it helped me in many ways.
I think, think this is a beautiful story. I really like it. people should understand from the story that love is very precious in our life & we all should value it.
A really nice story. Actually, there is nothing so nice than love. Sometime in everyone’s life we feel helpless and alone… but a person blessed with love never feels that…
Thank You for this story. It never meant so much to me than it did now. Thank you again.
looking forward for more.
“Love is a part of your life.and we cannot separated.”nice story……
Really touching. It’s sumthing true.
It’s really heart touching!!! Time is only one which teach us to LOVE.
Me too agree with the author that with out love how can we maintain a good relation n mainly with out love how can we live in a society. Love is great.
Love is so important that sometimes we do not realize it!
Its a wonderful story
Beautiful!!!
in short love is god
means in life every thing importance comes with time…
its really fantastic tale especially those who don’t have time to love and in this mechanical life we should realize love before time send us to grave yard. life is short make it sweet by spreading love…:) Pravin..karnataka
WHAT A WONDER STORY !
excellent story
Excellent story
what a amazing story
FANTASTIC INPIRATIONAL STORY…….. THANK U SO MCH
love the story…………very meaningful!!!!!
good
I see God, who is in the form of love and humanity……..nice moral story.
a true and meaningful LOVE story
It’s really a great and meaningful story of day to day life.
love is the best thing invented by god
love
can any one define love in one word
i think love is god
its GOD
No Greater love then this verse:
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
John 3:16 (NIV)
This story is really good!!! I like it… a superb meaningful of love story.
So true we run behind money fame and above all become arrogant. But love is so pure can be given anytime and can be received anytime anywhere from anyone
nice post.
I sailed along with Love amid turbulent winds…
I loved Love. I watched her blink her eyes time and again.
certainly a story with real characters of virtual images. best ever i studied
LOVE ISN’T EASY, LOVER BOY. IT’S AN OCEAN OF FIRE YOU MUST CROSS BY SINKING IN IT FIRST.
love is true friendship caught on fire,
its care, and mutual understanding between two friends.
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears. When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me. Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
In line with the aforementioned it does not exist because in such perfection is not practiced by humans.
SO I KNOW LOVE SHOULD ALWAYS BE RESPECTED.
-Priyal
true love prospers
Very good story, in words, if everyone realizes the importance of love, life will always be good to you.
its true but time only makes love to suffer .
Very true!!!! I like this so much.
…l think this was a heart touching story..feel really happy to read..
Good story.
Now I know, we need “love” beside us all the “time”
Just beautiful!! Fantastic.
True story. I like this, may we learn to love and appreciate those who love us. Life is short.
Everything including prospareity, vanity, happiness, sorrow change with time but not love. So time has respect for love and nothing else.
These three things shall remain: FAITH, HOPE & LOVE, but the greatest of these is LOVE. If Jesus didn’t love us, we may not be living now. So find time to show your love to others just as Jesus did…God bless everyone!
First, I was confused why the characters were named that way but at the ending I understood and… I really liked it.
Love needs time, people don’t have time. Should I waite for time? What happens if my love goes in another boat because i’m busy now. Is it my fault?
Love is nothing, when somebody doesn’t understand your feelings, your problems then which kind of love he/she do with you? Most of the time you feel alone… If u have lots of resposblities and if I’m busy so is it your fault? No love no pain.
People do not realize the value of love until they lose it .Only time will show it.
Good
The word LOVE always remind me about mother Teresa. I agree only love can bring peace and prosperity in this world. Hope one day the world will be full with the people who are filled with love and that will be true tribute to people who devoted their life for love like MOTHER TERESA.
A wish of a common human being who hopes world peace every moment.
It is a fact being time only a person realise the value of love.
Love is still sex
Yaa.. Really true.. Love is there when there is happiness within but happiness is there when love is all around…
It is true love that is important in life
Oh love… I don’t want to say anything for the love. Because it hurts me a lot… my love always give tears in my eyes and never love me as I do. I just want to say my love that I love him a lot… and want him to know the importance of me in his life…. but?….
The great feeling on the earth of love is …
When you see your love sleeping near you,
and murmuring your name in the deep sleep….
hope not is more happier than thisssss
respect love…………….u will really enjoy life…………
mmmuuuuaaahhh…!!!! toooooooo cute..!!!!
Awesome, we should always respect people who love us.
Superb story. Love is a part of everyone’s Life ..no need to love a girl for love ..we can love nature, we can learn to love from innocent babies. They don’t cheat, they don’t hate.
Nice Story Thanks
Love is life but life is not love.
Love…is timely…We need to decide…
Ya, it’s true, “time” is only one that realise to anyone. As per my thinking, love is life. Without love, no one can live. Love is god’s beautiful gift.
Just help everyone and give love to all….
Only time can decide whether love that came to us is sincere or not, some people were in love for a long time but get divorce only in few days.
The love is the first part of life book… DONOT FORGET LOVE IN YOUR DAILY LIFE, PLEASE!!!
The story is a wonderful one.
THIS is really impressing story
That reminds me whenever i have spare time of idleness… it makes me remember everything God gave us because of His love for His people.. ^^-
It’s a unique approach to Mankind. The spoken contents in the script show a lot about the unspoken value….. lost love appears like the most familiar stranger….
This story is a magic.
This inspirational story just made my day… I love it!
Wow!!!! <3 <3
Actually time makes us realise the importance of love
Marvelous. Beautiful and touching story on love.
really very good story……..
Awesome story
Really Touching Story… nice one
Love is
Nice story, I love it!
It is so true that love is very important but what does one do when even if you do realise the worth of love in your life, you are so helpless that you need to move on leaving love behind …. and live lonely forever.
Amazing !
just right… “why wait long?”…. just LOVE everything …. <3
Am patiently waiting
Nice lesson to learn. May God bless the writer.
The most powerful and persuasive means by which man can come to success, prosperity and happiness is love.
In my point of view, all people seek for money and they need love in certain situations, like sadness and their inner feeling of love is sex.
Lol, it’s such great story about feelings and emotions.
Nice story. I learnt alot from it.
So, let’s “make” love~~~
Love is mean for those that know Love; if you know not Love you will always miss Love before knowing LOVE. I prayed to Allah not to loose love before knowing LOVE. Amen.
Good story to realize the importance of love. Author said how we ignore love when we are surrounded with. Better realize importance of love very soon
True love is great and nice, but the most painful thing is when you are being seperated from the person you love so much due to one circumstances or another.
Love makes Life beautiful.. Love everyone.. don’t hurt anyone in ur life.. really nice story..
I really got amazed after reading this story…
We all have great thoughts but unable to put in words…. But this story has been beautifully coined with all important words of our day to day life………..
Nice one.
Nice……
I thought this story was so inspirational, it truly touched my heart and makes me love ma’ boyfriend more xo xo gossip girl.
Oh! LOVE above all!!!
That is why they say, without love a nation will perish. It’s really a great story that we all must learn from.
That is why they say, without love a nation will perish.
It’s really a great story that we all must learn from…
It‘s a nice story
It’s a very intresting story for lovers and also for others.
It’s a very useful story.
Life is nothing without love.
I liked all the stories but this story about love is the best. It is the best because it tells how important love is and why we should respect it. It is a very true and inspirational story. I really like it.
I loved someone, but he is not in my life and can’t even come. I miss him a lot. Don’t know what I should do. I am living with someone else but I am not happy without my love ;(
Totally speechless!!! It shows the real aspect of life… mind blowing!!!
All the stories are really inspirational
Yep, only time can change everything.. As it says: A thing is Lost Valued most, We dont the value of love when it is around us.. we know it only when we loose it forever!!!! Thanks again for reminding the value of time and showing people’s helplessness at the time of adversity, helped me in many ways!!!
Nice story. Love is beautiful feeling and can be felt only once you fall in love with someone. Sometimes it’s pain also when you don’t get that person whom you love most but still this pain is also very sweet.
Which is why I never believe in love on first sight.
Ya, time is precious. She knows what to give, how to give and where to give for anyone in the universe.
It’s a wonderful story….
Really it’s fantastical & motivation story to all.
Love is what we should practice all our lives. Above all the story is lovely.
Love is best Way to heaven.
I like it so much…… no love means……. no life…..
One of the best moral stories I have read..!!! I want to request everyone that love is all anyone needs..!!!
This is a very great story I realized its truth…. And the auther is also great who shows me yhe importance of time!!!!!
I real liked the story.The greatest gift given by GOD is ” LOVE”
A story worth reading a thousand times!
I really love this story. Now i have known what i never knew in my whole life, thanks.
Beautiful…….loved it!
Obviously true! I like this story very much.
Nice_onE!
Thank you very much for this awesome story…LOVE is indeed the greatest commandment of all….
Bitter reality is LOVE is always left alone …………. ITs given importance only and untill its not be KNOWN …..
What a nice story. LOVE moved us as always. . .
A nice story..very well said..
Nice story.
hmm… reminds me of Khalil Gibran’s work.. really beautiful..
The story is good for reading but the true fact is that love only goes who are lucky enough to get it. Sometimes it only gives pain…..
So prefer not to wish for a thing which you know that it cannot be yours!!!
We memorize this in our school activity =)
Very good
Nicely said….Thanks.
Yeah, it’s true!! Only time can teach us the value of love…
Love is the only force can truly convert an enemy in to a friend…
It’s true that love is a great feeling and nothing can beat love but when one is ditched this is the one which gives more pain.
I chose love even if every person refuses it.
Love thy neighbour.
I like this story.. I learnt how important the love is.
Love is eternal….
Simply loved it
Love is immortal…
Love is life
It is really a true story, I really like it.
Love is the most beautiful gift which a human being can enjoy. Because to love is nothing, to be loved is something. To love and to be loved is everything……….
Enjoy that gift to love and to be loved….because force can make everyhting possible in this world but it cannot create a single drop of love in anyone’s heart.
The story was nice, it gave us a lesson that only love can cultivate peace and happiness in our soul
I like the story. I am taking this for my son’s story telling competition.
Very interesting story…..
In our daily life, it’s coming many times that we start liking someone..but..with time that liking comes to the love and with much time it turns to true love..only time can tell you the difference of liking to love and love to true love..and when you’ll get your true love..it’s like you find God….love is the most most precious thing in one’s life.
Wow this story makes me share tears. I really like it.
Very interesting….but what happens when yur hurt by love? How do u love then?
100% true.. A true love is always alone until Time proves it.
It’s really lovely one about love, I like it.
Too meaningfull this story about life.. Our feelings express, how to expands life with love..
Time is so kind, all the questions you have from the past and today about why everything is happening to you esp. when you get depressed? will be answered sooner or later. All we have to do is to wait.
Respected love always but got rejected n refused.
Hope people of the world understand the value of love……..
In my perspective, here love means God that these days most of people forgot him completely and it is better you know if you have love in pleasure situation. You can make more masterpieces and in hard situation love acts like miracle. Thanks a lot for your Marvellous story.
Good story, need to think importance of love in life…..
A very deep imagination of value and perfection. Good one !!! loved it.
It’s really tooo goooooood……….. hey love, I love you……
Awesome story…
Yes! LOVE is always there waiting for us to let it in into oneself, yet we mislook it by the circumstances from the environment that our minds are looking for a temporary lives not knowing that LIFE is too short to waste. So take back the TIME being wasted. LOVE like you’ve never been hurt before and live a LIFE like its your last chance….God bless
Yea, with love, anything is possible! Love u.
Love is life… nice.
Hi all, I have read this story and also the comments from so many of you, I would like to tell that love is great but causes pain if we fail to get it just because we may have choosen the wrong person to love (who may not even worth or love).
One universal lover is GOD and mother who cares for our love. GOD’S love, mother’s love is the true love so please always go for it! and one more thing: “love them who love you to be happy in your life”
It’s superb and well said… love is great.
Love is within us and everywhere but mostly we ignore it… Many people used the word “love” (just a word, merely word) to express it, hope everyone would learned how to show true love..
So interesting, I like it very much.
Nice
♥
“that time is only capable understanding what love is
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