'The person who loves others will also

A long time ago in China , a girl named Li-Li got married & went to live
> with her husband and mother-in-law. In a very short time, Li-Li found that

> she couldn't get along with her mother-in-law at all. Their personalities

> were very different, and Li-Li was angered by many of her mother-in-law's

> habits. In addition, she criticized Li-Li

> constantly. Days passed, and weeks passed. Li-Li and her mother-in-law never

> stopped arguing and fighting. But what made the situation even worse was

> that, according to ancient Chinese tradition, Li-Li had to bow to

> her mother-in-law and obey her every wish. All the anger and unhappiness in

> the house was causing Li-Li's poor husband great distress.

> Finally, Li-Li could not stand her mother-in-law's bad temper and

> dictatorship any longer, and she decided to do something about it! Li-Li

> went to see her father's good friend, Mr. Huang, who sold herbs. She told

> him the situation and asked if he would give her some poison so that she

> could solve the problem once and for all.

> Mr. Huang thought for awhile, and finally said, 'Li-Li, I will help you

> solve your problem, but you must listen to me and obey what I tell you.'

> Li-Li said, 'Yes, Mr. Huang, I will do whatever you tell me to do 'Mr. Huang

> went into the back room, and returned in a few minutes with a package of

> herbs. He told Li-Li, 'You can't use a quick-acting poison to get rid of

> your mother-in-law, because that would cause people to become suspicious

> Therefore, I have given you a number of herbs that will slowly build up

> poison in her body. Every other day prepare some delicious meal and put a

> little of these herbs in her serving. Now, in order to make sure that nobody

> suspects you, when she dies, you must be very careful to act very friendly

> towards her. 'Don't argue with her, obey her every wish, and treat her like

> a queen.' Li-Li was so happy. She thanked Mr. Huang and hurried home to

> start her plot of murdering her mother-in-law. Weeks went by, and months

> went by, and every other day, Li-Li served the specially treated food to her

> mother-in-law. She remembered what Mr. Huang had said about avoiding

> suspicion, so she controlled her temper! , obeyed her mother-in-law, and

> treated her like her own mother.

> After six months had passed, the whole household had changed.. Li-Li had

> practiced controlling her temper so much that she found that she almost

> never got mad or upset. She hadn't had an argument with her mother-in-law in

> six months because she now seemed much kinder and easier to get along with.
> The mother-in-law's attitude toward Li-Li changed, and she began to love

> Li-Li like her own daughter. She kept telling friends and relatives that

> Li-Li was the best daughter-in-law one could ever find. Li-Li and her

> mother-in-law were now treating each other like a real mother and daughter.

> Li-Li's husband was very happy to see what was happening. One day, Li-Li

> came to see Mr. Huang and asked for his help again She said, 'Dear Mr.

> Huang, please help me to keep the poison from killing my mother-in-law.

> She's changed into such a nice woman, and I love her like my own mother. I

> do not want her to die because of the poison I gave her.'

> Mr. Huang smiled and nodded his head. 'Li-Li, there's nothing to worry

> about. I never gave you any poison. The herbs I gave you were vitamins to

> improve her health. The only poison was in your mind and your attitude

> toward her, but that has been all washed away by the love which you gave to

> her.'

> HAVE YOU REALIZED that how you treat others is exactly how they will treat

> you? There is a wise Chinese saying: 'The person who loves others will also

> be loved in return.' God might be trying to work in another person's life

> through you. Send this to your friends and spread the love..


> 'A candle loses nothing if it is used to light another one'