THE TWO HOMELESS MEN.

Victor and Adam; the two homeless and poor men were on a walk as usual to find something for a living. Fortunately for them, they met a man who has  given them a chance to travel abroad on an all-expenses paid trip.

They were told to carry nothing and return with nothing.

They were to make sure they spend all that was given to them. 

Provision had been made for their expenses and welfare which they would get upon arrival at their destination. 

The only caveat was that neither of them knew when they would be asked to return home. 

As they arrived, they were both given a huge sum of money and a credit card with no limits, but reminded to spend it all before returning to their home country.

 At this, they became instantly wealthy by local standards.

Adam thought to himself. "Wow! This is my opportunity to live like a king for I don't know how long this would last".

 So he went and rented an expensive Ferrari and rented the best room in the best hotel in town. He ate the most expensive food.

He went to the best stylist, shaved and transformed his looks. He had parties everyday. Everyone in the city thought the cars and the wealth were his and they loved and respected him for it. 

But.

At the back of his mind, Adam knew he would go back home someday and leave all of it behind but he didn't want to think about it.

Right now he was living in the moment and enjoying himself to the fullest...

Victor on the other hand rented a small Car at a cheaper rate to get him around town and stayed in a modest small apartment.

He thought to himself. "This money will not last and I don't know when I am going back so I have to do something tangible with it."

 He decided to use it to change some people's lives while there was still time.

So he got busy, went out on the streets and started making a difference.

He didn't just give away money, rather he tried to help people be self-sufficient.

He paid off all the school fees of some promising young ones to enable them get an education and take care of themselves and their families. 

He found some responsible adults and funded them in a business that guaranteed they would be able to take care of their family and create employment for others. 

He devised a means of helping some of the homeless people get off the street and getting them into a trade for he thought "I wish someone would do this for me when I get back".

_In short, while Victor was there, he was busy changing lives. He was very selfless and kind to others.

Then after just two months of their stay abroad, they were suddenly notified that it was time to go back the next day.

They hadn't even finished spending all the money but still had to leave it all. 

They both said their goodbyes and headed for the airport. 

At the airport they were given back their original clothes to put back on before boarding the plane back to their country.

Adam reminisced on the good times he had but wasn't too happy that he was going back to his old life.

 How would he readjust to being homeless? 

Victor on the other hand felt good. He came with nothing and is leaving with nothing, but he at least helped others with a chance at life and that alone meant the world to him.

Readjusting to being a homeless person wouldn't be a problem because he never lived like the wealth was his anyway and always had it at the back of his mind that he would leave it all someday.

But, Little did they know that each moment they spent on vacation was being secretly recorded and they would be rewarded accordingly.

Now, which one do you think would be cast back out to the slums as a homeless person and which one would be entrusted with large sums of wealth and position of authority?

The same goes with our lives here on earth.

We are sent here on a mission and will return empty handed except for the recordings of our dealings here on earth.

Yet, many of us walk around thinking that the wealth we have is ours to keep forever. 

We look at ourselves in the mirror and think that what we see will always be there, forgetting that we are wearing a temporary cloth, a human body, that would be required of us before we leave this world. 

Our vacation on earth is but a short time while eternity is forever. How we spend this vacation determines how we get to spend eternity.

So.... HOW ARE YOU LIVING YOUR LIFE? ARE YOU LARRY OR HARRY ???

Have a night of reflection..... and stay safe🙏🏼