Subject: Trust no one Please delete my E-mail address from this message, if you plan to forward it. They tell of a very rich and smart man who lived many years ago in a city. He had a big family, a wife, children and grandchildren, and was beloved by all. He was generous to his family and friends. One day his wife passed away and he was left alone in his house. After the mourning period, his children came to him and said he shouldnt live all alone in the big house. Sell your house and possessions, they said, give it to us and you can live at the elder sons house, and will never want anything. The man agreed, sold all he had and divided it between his children, moving to the sons house. At first, he needed nothing, and his children visited him often. But slowly, the children and grandchildren stopped showing. At the house, his elder son became resentful, and he was often passed on for food, his clothes werent fixed properly and he was ashamed to walk outside in them. One day, the old man said to his son, gather everyone and the mayor, I have something to tell you. When everyone gathered, the man said: I have told you I sold everything, but that wasnt the truth. I still have a suitcase filled with gold and jewellery. Since my day is coming fast, I want you to have it. It is locked with 2 keys, one I will give the mayor and the other my elder son. Its buried under the big tree in front of our old house, and when I am dead you can open the suitcase and divide what is in there. Everyone was very excited to hear this, and from that day the man was surrounded by children and given food, clothes and money. He lived the rest of his life in peace. After his death, his family gathered around the big tree as the men began digging. And indeed they found the big suitcase and with great ceremony opened it with the 2 keys. But inside, all they found was the edge of a donkeys tail and an envelope. The envelope contained a letter with only one line. Only an ass gives everything away too soon. DISCLAIMER: This e-mail message including any of its attachments is intended solely for the addressee(s) and may contain privileged information. If you are not the addressee or you have received this email message in error. Please notify the sender and delete the email destroying any hard copies of the original e-mail message. You are not authorised to copy, disseminate, distribute or use this e-mail message or any attachment to it in any manner. This e-mail message does not contain financial instructions or commitments of any kind. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual author and do not necessarily reflect the views of myself or other persons.
Posted on: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 08:11:57 +0000
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