THE BIBLE

A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many
months, he had admired a sports car in a dealer's showroom, and
knowing that his father could well afford it, he told him that was all
he wanted.

As graduation day approached, the young man awauted signs that his
father had purchased the car. Finally, on the morning of his graduation, his father called him to his
private study. His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine
son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautifully
wrapped gift box.

Curious and somewhat disapponted, the young man opened the box and
found a lovely, leather-bound Bible, with the young man's name embossed in gold.
Angry, he rose his voice at his father and said, "With all your money,
you give me a Bible?" and stormed out of the house.

Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He
had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but realised his father was very
old, and thought perhaps he should go to him. He had not seen him since that
graduation day.Before he could make arrangements, he received a telegram
telling him that his father had passed away, and willed all his possessions to his son.
He needed to come home immediately and take care of things.

When he arrived at his father's house, sudden sadness and regret filled
his heart. He began to search through his father's important paper s and saw
the still-wrapped Bible, just as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the bible
and began to turn the pages, his father had carefully underlined a verse,
Matt.7.11, " And if ye, being evil, knows how to give good gifts to your children, how much more
shall your heavenly father who is in heaven, give to those who asked
him?".

As he read those words, a car key dropped from the back of the Bible. It
had a tag with the dealer's name, the same dealer who had the sports
car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the words PAID IN FULL.

Learn to see past your own desires and appreciate people around you !!