Hey, get rid of your in-law.

Once upon a time in China, a girl named Lu-Li got married and went to live
with her husband and mother-in-law. In a very short time, Lu-Li found that
she couldn’t get along with her mother-in-law, however she tries.

Their personalities were quite different, and Lu-Li was angered by many of her
mother-in-law’ s habits. In addition, she criticized Lu-Li for any and all reasons.

Days passed, then weeks.
But Lu-Li and her mother-in-law never stopped arguing and fighting.

Still what made the situation worse was that according to ancient Chinese
tradition, Lu-Li had to bow to her mother-in-law and obey her every wish.
All the anger and unhappiness in the house was causing Lu-Li’s husband
great distress, to the point of frustration and even depression...

Finally, Lu-Li could not withstand her mother- in- law’s bad temper
and dictatorship any longer and she decided to do something about it..
She turned to her father’s good friend, Mr. Chuang who sold herbs for a living.

She told him the situation and asked if he would give her some poison so that
she could solve the problem for once and all.

Mr. Chuang thought for awhile, and finally said, "Lu-Li, I will help you solve
your problem, but you must listen to me and obey every word I tell you".

Lu-Li said, "Yes, Mr. Chuang, I will do whatever you tell me to do.”
Mr. Chuang went into an ante-room and returned in a few minutes with a
package of herbs. He told Lu-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 ultimately dies, you must act very friendly towards her.
Don’t argue with her, obey all her wishes and treat her like a queen."
Lu-Li felt immensely happy.

She thanked Mr. Chuang and hurried home to begin the process of murdering
her mother-in-law.

Weeks went by, then months and every other day, Lu-Li served the specially
treated food to her mother-in-law. She remembered what Mr. Chuang had said
about avoiding suspicion.. she controlled her temper, obeyed her mother-in-law,
and treated her like her own mother.

After six months, the whole household changed. Lu-Li had practiced controlling
her temper to the extent of never getting mad or upset. She hadn’t had an argument
with her mother-in-law for six months because she now seemed to be much kinder
and easier to get along with. In short, she was successful in managing her anger.

The mother-in-law's attitude towards Lu-Li changed too, and she began to love her
like her own daughter. She kept telling friends and relatives that Lu-Li was the best
daughter-in- law one could ever find. Lu-Li and her mother-in-law were now treating
each other like mother and daughter, on the way realizing the worth of self-respect.

Lu-Li’s husband was over-joyed to see what was happening.
It was yet another day when Lu-Li came to see Mr. Chuang again and asked for his
help one more time. She pleaded, "Dear Mr. Chuang, please help me to prevent that
poison from killing my dear mother-in-law. She’s changed into such a nice woman,
I love her like my own mother. She shall not die!"

Mr. Huang smiled and nodded his head. "Lu-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
poison was in your mind - it was in your attitude towards her but that has all been
washed away with the love you lavished on her. Go home peacefully."

Do you realize that you will be treated the same way you treat others?
There is another famous Chinese saying:
"The person who loves others will be loved in return.”
God might be trying to work in another person’s life through you...
Hence spread the POWER OF LOVE.

Thank you and enjoy the rest of your week-end,
Love,
Prof. Dr. Alex Abraham Odikandathil

***************************************************************************************************************************
Bonhomie, Luv Ya, Peace!
Feel free to visit my web site at http://www.alexodikandathil.blogspot.com